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Jury acquits suspect in Great Neck arson case James Kalamaras not guilty of setting fire to medical office B y J oe N ikic The man accused of setting fire to a Great Neck medical office on behalf of Sands Point cardiologist Anthony Moschetto was found not guilty by jurors on Tuesday.

James Kalamaras, 42, of Suffolk County, was facing life in prison if convicted on arson, burglary and criminal mischief charges after Moschetto allegedly hired him to set fire to a rival doctor’s office, Heart Diagnostic Imaging in Great Neck.

Jury foreman Joseph Sblendorio told Newsday af-

Nassau County Legislator Ellen Birnbaum with Great Neck Alert Fire Department former chief and board member Ron Campbell, chief James E. Neubert 2nd assistant chief John Purcell after she delivered them a citation for their efforts to save a woman who was pinned to her bed due to a fallen tree on her Great Neck home. Birnbaum also delivered citations to the Great Neck Vigilant Fire Company and the Manhasset-Lakeville Fire Department.

ter the verdict that testimony from two other men involved in the crime, who pleaded guilty and reached cooperation agreements with prosecutors, was not reliable.

“They just didn’t seem credible,” Sblendorio said.

Nassau County prosecutors said they had been investigating a high frequency of Oxycodone prescriptions Moschetto had been writing when they discovered a link between the cardiologist and an unsolved arson plot in Great Neck in February 2015.

James Chmela and Nicholas Baialardo, the two other

men accused in the medical office arson, testified in court last week that they assisted Kalamaras in setting fire to Dr. Martin Handler’s office under the direction of Moschetto.

Chmela said last Wednesday he was “too scared” to light the fire himself and instead served as the getaway driver, according to Newsday.

He also said he picked up Kalamaras at a Port Jefferson homeless shelter on Feb. 25, 2015, and they then went to the Great Neck medical office to set fire to the building.

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Proposed butcher shop in Plaza may be on cutting block Shop Delight owners considering new application B y J oe N ikic The owners of the Shop Delight supermarket in Great Neck Plaza said Monday they were considering withdrawing their application to operate a butcher shop three stores down on Welwyn Road because of the lengthy conditional-use permit application process.

Mike Karam and Edward Yakupov, Shop Delight’s owners, said that instead of the butcher shop, they were considering filing a new application to open a commissary in the same location.

“We did not think we would get approved,” Karam said. “So we might go with a new application.”

Yakupov and his attorney, Paul Bloom, first appeared at a Village of Great Neck Plaza Board of Trustees meeting on Jan. 6 seeking approval for a conditional-use permit to “relocate” the supermarket’s existing meat department into an empty storefront on Welwyn Road.

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Singing her last song in the temple

Temple Beth-El Cantor Lisa Hest retiring after 26 years serving the G.N. synagogue B y J oe N ikic After 26 years serving as cantor for Temple Beth-El in Great Neck, Lisa Hest will soon play her last tune at the congregation.

Hest said she is retiring from her work at the congregation in June, but enjoyed every moment of her time at the temple.

“It’s just been a wonderful time,” she said. “I feel like it was the perfect career for me and a very good place for me to work because I got to work with people of all different ages.”

After graduating from Queens College, Hest received her master’s degree in sacred music from the Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion in New York City.

She also studied opera at the New England Conservatory of Music and the Manhattan School of Music.

Hest said she has appeared on various radio programs including WQXR, a New York City-based classical music station, and WXTM in Chicago.

She also said she has played at “major concert halls” throughout New York City and toured through

Temple Beth-El Cantor Lisa Hest

Israel playing music.

While Hest has had an extensive music career, she said she is very proud of the music and programs she played a part in at the temple.

“I got to lead children’s choirs and adult choirs and I wrote some plays for the various holidays,” she said. “We’ve always had talented people to help out with them.”

Temple Beth-El officials said that on top of her musical teachings, Hest also educated congregants and community members on Yiddish, Ladino, Israeli and Jewish Broadway composers.

Hest said she has seen changes in both the temple and in the Great Neck community over the years.

“There’s been change in a lot of congregations. The makeup of Great Neck has changed a lot,” she said. “The temple is not the size it was when I first got there.”

Change is a positive thing, Hest said, and she thinks the changes at the temple have made it a better place.

“I think our rabbis are attracting young families and they are always looking for new ways in engaging families and sort of helping people bring their best,” she said.

“In other words, it’s a place now that is very open to congregants coming and speaking and performing or in many ways bringing whatever they can to the congregation and I think that that’s very good.”

Temple Beth-El will honor Hest on June 3 with an “Erev Shabbat” service and on June 4 with a “farewell concert and celebration.”

Temple Beth-El officials said the celebration will include cocktails, dinner and musical entertainment by Hest’s son, Ari, and the Jewbadours, as well as other people she has worked with in music through her career at the temple.

Hest said it was “lovely” that the temple would honor her for her services over the years.

“It’s a little overwhelming,” she said. “I’m not used to that much attention and I tend to not go for too much attention, but I’m sure I will love it.”

Those interested in attending the services can call Amanda Greenawalt at 516-487-0900, ext.

108 or go on Temple Beth-El’s website at tbegreatneck.org for more information.

Estates trustees to continue talks of Airbnb ban B y J oe N ikic Village of Great Neck Estates residents who rent out their homes using websites like Airbnb may soon be prohibited from doing so, with the village’s Board of Trustees seeking to eliminate the short-term rentals of village residences.

The proposed law, which was discussed in a public hearing at last month’s board meeting, would prohibit homeowners from renting their homes for fewer than 60 days.

“I don’t think anybody wants to see a house used by somebody on weekends,” Village of Great Neck Estates Mayor David Fox said. “We don’t want a party house.

We don’t want to be cleaning up anybody else’s trash.”

“I think that what you are doing is takVillage officials said transient rentals would impact residents’ quality of life and ing away a substantial property right,” a Clover Drive resident “decrease the invensaid at last month’s tory” of available longmeeting. “I’m a homterm rentals in the vileowner and I should lage. have the ability to as“I think the potensign my house, to sell tial abuses of our commy house, to alienate munity far outweigh my house in any way the advantages that I want.” the homeowner now Instead, she said, enjoys,” Deputy Mayor the village should imWilliam Warner said. pose a registration fee But while the for homeowners inboard said they beterested in subletting lieved the proposed their homes for short law would benefit the village, one resident told the board she periods of time and impose inspection requirements regarding safety and fire manfound it “restrictive.”

agement.

Village officials have voiced concerns about short-term rental websites not requiring any life safety or fire safety measures, which could endanger “the safety of occupants and renters, and neighbors.”

Trustee Howard Hershenhorn said he wanted more research on what other municipalities have done in regards to short-term rentals after hearing resident concerns.

“It’s a rational, logical concern that I haven’t really thought of in the past because we hadn’t heard opposition to it and sounded like it made sense based on what we did know about it,” Hershenhorn said.

Trustees will again open the public hearing on May 9 at its next board meeting, which begins at 8 p.m.

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Cooking granola for a worthy cause Family founds granola production company to create jobs for autistic young adults B y J oe N ikic

Manhasset resident George Kessaris said employment opportunities for young adults with autism are few and far between.

Luv Michael Granola, a gluten-free, organic and nut-free granola production company, aims to fight the problem and provide jobs for autistic young adults, Kessaris said.

“We’re creating opportunities for the students on the autism spectrum, which are not there at this point,” he said. “The job opportunities that are available to these students are maybe peeling potatoes or dusting shelves, but we want to create a meaningful job where they can utilize what they do well.”

Luv Michael Granola was founded in October 2015 by Port Washington residents Dr. Lisa Liberatore, Dr. Dimitri Kessaris and applied behavior specialist Jason Lantier. Kessaris’ 18-yearold son, Michael, has autism.

George Kessaris, who is Michael’s uncle and Director of Sales and Distribution for the company, said the idea originat-

Luv Michael Granola employees showing off their product. ed after Michael unsuccessfully applied to attend culinary school.

Cooking is Michael’s “passion,” George Kessaris said, but culinary schools were hesitant to accept him because he had autism.

Instead of continuing to seek enrollment for Michael in a cu-

linary school, Kessaris said, the family chose to create their own business.

“We decided in the home kitchen to make a granola recipe,” he said. “It’s a great snack, in general, but we kind of tweaked the recipe and rented a shared kitchen in an incubator in Long

Island City.”

Luv Michael Granola has found almost immediate success since then, Kessaris said.

Fresh and Co., a New York City-based restaurant chain that uses local and organic ingredients, sells Luv Michael Granola at 15 of its New York City loca-

tions, and as of last week, Starbucks began offering the product at some of its locations throughout Queens and Nassau County.

Luv Michael Granola currently employs three “students in the autism spectrum” twice a week in the Entrepreneur Space, the Long Island City “food-andbusiness” incubator run by the Queens Economic Development Corporation where the company operates.

“The whole idea is to employ the kids in the autism spectrum, as well as prepare them for how to handle life down the road,” he said. “We want them to take those skills and use it with us or take that and go to another restaurant or another food facility where they will actually be employed.”

While the product has had success so far, Kessaris said, they want the company to grow into something larger than just a production company.

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Plaza BID re-elects 4 board members B y J oe N ikic

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Allen Honig, Peter Andreasian and David Eshaghoff were re-elected as Class A board members, which are property owners in the business improvement district.

Scott Zimmerman was reelected as a Class B board member, which are tenants in commercial properties within the district.

Honig, who has been a board member since the BID was established in 1990, is a secondgeneration owner of Poultry Mart, a food establishment located on Middle Neck Road, according to a BID press release.

“Great Neck has been good to Poultry Mart over the decades, and I believe it is my responsibility to give back to the community that has been so kind to my family and my employees,” he said. “Serving on the BID Board is one way I can do this. It gives me a chance to help organize and participate in

Scott Zimmerman events, such as our promenade summer nights, holiday promotions, street festival/autofest, this summer’s planned cultural day, Plaza Halloween and others designed to provide entertainment for our community as well as stimulate business for our merchants.

“I consider this an honor,” Honig added.

Andreasian is the owner/

broker of real estate brokerage Exit Realty Universal, which has offices on Bond Street.

He and his sister, Marguerite White, manage several retail properties on Middle Neck Road, Grace Avenue and Bond Street, according to the release.

“Maintaining a strong downtown, even in the face of economic challenges and changing demographics and shopping trends, has been one of the reasons Great Neck remains one of the most desirable communities on Long Island,” Andreasian said.

He was first elected to the BID board in the early 1990s, according to the release.

“Back then, the local business district was evolving in front of our eyes and we’re fortunate that the BID was formed to help ensure the village evolved in sync with the downtown,” Andreasian said. “Serving on the BID board gives me an opportunity to have an impact on the programs and initiatives that are undertaken to help support the vibrancy of the business district.”

Eshaghoff is the founder Continued on Page 47

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Town eyes additional ethics reforms Committee will evaluate ethics code; attorney recommends hiring contract overseer

B y N oah M anskar The Town of North Hempstead will implement a package of reforms to prevent nepotism and increase accountability following the arrests of a town contractor and employee in the past two months, Supervisor Judi Bosworth said Thursday.

The changes Town Attorney Elizabeth Botwin proposed in a Wednesday memorandum to Bosworth include the establishment of a working group to update the town’s ethics code, the hiring of a senior procurement advisor to oversee contracts and a prohibition on family members supervising each other.

They represent additional steps to protect the town from corruption and conflicts of interest after former town Democratic party Chairman Gerard Terry was found to have $1.4 million in tax debts and ex-employee Helen McCann was arrested for allegedly stealing $98,000 from the Solid Waste Management Authority.

“It’s not business as usual here in the town,” Bosworth said.

“We are tightening procurement

North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth said the town will implement a package of ethics reforms after Gerard Terry’s arrest last month on tax fraud charges. procedures and shining a light on anyone who does business with the town. In addition, we will be engaging an advisor to oversee procurement and open the town to new vendors, thereby making bidding more competitive. This is all good news for our taxpayers.”

Botwin issued her memorandum about two months after Bosworth instructed her to conduct

a comprehensive review of town policies and procedures after a Newsday report revealed Terry, once special counsel to the town and attorney for its Board of Zoning Appeals under a $74,000 contract, had the massive tax debt. He was arrested April 10 on a felony tax fraud charge.

In addition to now requiring contractors and political party

leaders to file disclosure financial disclosure forms, Botwin said, the town needs to address questions about the content of its ethics code and procedures for ethics violations.

For example, while financial disclosures are public records available through a Freedom of Information Law request, confidentiality is required for all town Ethics Board reviews of filings — such as the current review of Gerard Terry’s wife Concetta Terry, a deputy town clerk who did not list her husband’s tax debts on disclosure forms dating back to 2006.

Upon Botwin’s recommendation, an “ethics reform working group” will examine the town’s ethics code, adopted in 1990 pursuant to state law, and propose changes to the Town Board for discussion at a public hearing, Bosworth said in a statement.

The committee will include Democratic Councilman Peter Zuckerman, Republican Councilwoman Dina De Georgio and former state Commission on Public Integrity member John Brickman, as well as current town Ethics Board members Richard Kesten-

baum and Charles Vogeley.

The group will weigh changes to rules regarding gifts to town employees and political contributions from contractors, the town said in a statement, and the town will require contractors to disclose “substantial tax debt.”

The Town Board approved a package of revisions to its ethics code in March, requiring contractors and more officials to file financial disclosures and adding family members who work for the town to the list of information that must be disclosed.

Town officials said in February they would start enforcing a 25-year-old requirement in the ethics code that town political committee leaders make the filings.

Terry never made any disclosure filings as a contractor of as chairman of the North Hempstead Democratic Committee.

Botwin’s office will work with the town’s human resources department to develop an “anti-nepotism” policy prohibiting town employees from hiring, promoting, Continued on Page 6

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Schumer calls for reuse of $2M in town funding B y J oe N ikic

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-Brooklyn) on Tuesday called for federal and state agencies to “unlock” $2 million in unused transportation funds for the Town of North Hempstead to make necessary improvements to the town.

Speaking in front of the Port Washington Long Island Railroad station, Schumer said the Federal Highway Administration and state Department of Transportation have the authority to restore the funds, which were initially awarded in 2005.

“For over a decade, $2 million in funds for the Town of North Hempstead have been under lock and key, guarded by federal bureaucracy,” Schumer said. “But now we have the means to unlock this money and FHWA and NYSDOT should allow the Town of North Hempstead to use these funds on local, critically-needed projects that are ready-to-go....These are the Town of North Hempstead’s dollars and they must remain the Town of North Hempstead’s to use on their projects.”

In 2005, the town was awarded $2 million in funding for a repaving project on Grand Boulevard in Westbury, but the project was completed using other funds, so the money was left untouched.

Schumer helped pass a new provision in the 2016 Consolidated Appropriations Act that allows the FHWA and NYSDOT to authorize the repurposing of unused funds for a new project.

Until that provision was passed, federal rules prevented municipalities from reusing any federal funding, even if the original

project was no longer needed.

Schumer said that if a newly needed project was within 50 miles of the originally funded project, then the funds could be used.

He also said there were four specific transportation projects the town was considering using the funds on, including drainage and infrastructure improvements on Main Street near the Port Washington LIRR station, a two-mile expansion and development project of the Hempstead Harbor Shoreline Trail, a reconstruction project for the culvert that connects Leeds Pond in Plandome Manor and the Manhasset Bay and a planning, design and engineering project for the Garden City Park Industrial Zone.

Since the money was never spent, Schumer said, $500,000 could be allocated for the Port Washington revitalization project, $700,000 for the Hempstead Harbor Shoreline Trail project, $500,000 for the culvert reconstruction project and $300,000 for Garden City Park Industrial Zone project.

North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth, who joined Schumer at the press conference, said if the funds were “unlocked,” then the town can address necessary projects without having to borrow money.

“The repurposing of federal transportation dollars for North Hempstead is essential to assist us in completing projects that benefit our residents and improve our infrastructure,” Bosworth said. “The funding would also reduce the need for borrowing for the projects, and that’s great news for the town and its taxpayers.”

VGN property owner seeks home demolition B y J oe N ikic

7 North Toad and the commercial building adjacent to it, appeared at Tuesday’s Village of Great Neck trustees said Board of Trustees meeting seeking a deTuesday they would consider allowing a molition permit for the home because he property owner to demolish a home on said it would be too difficult to rent out North Road if he takes out a bond with and too costly to renovate.

“It’s in really bad condition, but I can’t the village ensuring that he would propsay that bad because people were living erly maintain the property.

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Walk to fundraise for temple’s new facility B y J oe N ikic Chabad of Great Neck rabbi Joseph Geisinsky said the synagogue has always supported programs for children with special needs.

But, Geisinsky said, it wants to construct a new facility to offer special needs children more educational opportunities.

“We eventually want to build these kids a house,” he said. “Each room inside will have something different for them to learn from.”

Chabad of Great Neck will hold a “Walk 4 Friendship” on May 22 to raise money towards the temple’s goal of $500,000 to construct the facility, Geisinsky said.

Beginning at the Mashadi Jewish Center of Great Neck at 54 Steamboat Road, congregants, volunteers, community members and children will walk one mile to raise funds for The Friendship Circle, a non-profit Jewish organization that supports children with special needs.

According to the Friendship Circle’s website, branches of the organization are “operated by its local Chabad Lubavitch Center, and entirely supported by each local community to benefit local children with special needs.”

The synagogue’s Friendship Circle of-

fers various programs for teenaged volunteers to spend time with a special needs child, Geisinsky said.

He said some of the programs include Hebrew classes, trips to entertaining places like Dave & Buster’s, arts and crafts and a big brother-big sister program where teenagers will go to the special-needs child’s house and spend time with them.

While the walk serves as a fundraiser for The Friendship Circle, Geisinsky said, it is also meant to bring the community together in support of a worthy cause.

The walk begins at noon and will conclude in front of Chabad of Great Neck at 400 East Shore Road, where there will be a carnival for walkers to enjoy after the event is over, Geisinsky said.

The facility the synagogue wants to construct would have various rooms with different activities for special needs children including lessons on motor skills, a pool and a coloring room.

Geisinsky said the walk offers everybody in the community a chance to get together to benefit a worthy cause.

“It makes the kids really happy,” he said. “The parents get a break in their day and these kids get to spend time with us.”

Anybody interested in attending the “Walk 4 Friendship” can register online at walk4friendshipgn.com. Tickets cost $18.

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G.N. substitute teacher chronicles life with lupus B y S arah M inkewic z After years of living a healthy lifestyle, Aimee Ackell said, she woke up one morning and noticed something wasn’t right.

“My legs were the size of bowling balls and my hands and feet were swollen and I couldn’t move,” Ackell said. “I was in so much pain and agony.”

That day, Feb. 6, 1996, at age 30, she was diagnosed with lupus, a chronic, autoimmune disease that can damage any part of the body including skin, joints and internal organs.

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“It just hit me. I mean with some people it evolves slowly but with me it hit me right away,” she said. “Afterwards my body was constantly aching and I was losing my hair.”

Ackell, who later spent several years in Port Washington teaching English to a Russian family, said she did not talk about her struggle with the disease for many years.

Now, 18 years later, she is finally feeling healthy again and decided to tell her story in a book titled “Butterfly Girl: My Lupus Journey.”

“It took me a long time to come forward, but now I’m ready to come for-

ward because I’m feeling really well, the healthiest I’ve ever felt in my life, and I want to share the message with everyone,” she said.

Ackel said growing up she was a gymnast and considered herself to be in good shape and always active, but was aware lupus ran in her family. She said her sister, Ann Corredy, died from the disease.

“The irony in my story is that my sister died when she was 30 and I was diagnosed with it when I was 30,” she said.

Ackell, now a substitute teacher for Great Neck Public Schools and North Shore Public Schools, said she had to change up her diet to include more water,

fruits, vegetables and protein.

She also stays away from bread and sugar and exercises often to help with the inflammation in her joints that lupus causes, she said.

“I do some form of exercise on a daily basis,” she said. “This allows me to reduce the amount of inflammation in my body and is essential. Exercise makes both my mind and body harmonious. It’s key to do when you have an autoimmune issue.

The types of exercises that I do are cardio, core, swimming, stretching and walking.”

Ackell said the book is about her lupus journey over the last 20 years. The Continued on Page 60

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Villages’ vice laws misguided

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he New Hyde Park Village Board is the latest local government to consider restrictions on hookah bars and vape shops.

Already, the villages of Mineola, Great Neck, Great Neck Plaza and Great Neck Estates have approved legislation barring them from opening or restricting where they can be located.

In New Hyde Park’s case the law would define a “hookah bar” and “vape shop” as an adult use in the village code.

This would banish them to industrial zones and bar them from being within 2,000 feet of each other or within 800 feet of a school, church, park, playground, playing field or public library. And require a special-use permit to operate.

In doing so, the hookah bars and vape shops would join strip clubs, tattoo parlors, piercing salons and massage parlors.

Not included in the list are convenience stores, gas stations and drug stores that sell cigarettes as well as bars and restaurant that sell alcohol.

The question is why?

Are hookah bar and vape shop customers that much less savory than those who frequent bars and other establishments? If so, where’s the proof.

It certainly can’t be the products they offer.

Hookahs — water pipes that are used to smoke specially made tobacco — do carry serious health risks.

But the risk is no different than cigarettes to which 40 million Americans are addicted with an increasingly large percentage of

users poor and uneducated.

Smoking is also the largest cause of preventable death in the United States with more than 480,000 people a year dying of smoking-related illnesses.

But like alcohol — another major source of preventable deaths — it is legal.

Vape shops, which are often lumped in with hookahs bars, use a different technology that delivers the nicotine found in cigarettes without the harmful tar and chemicals that cause cancer.

The Royal College of Physicians recently concluded that the e-cigarettes used by vape shops offer the best hope in a generation for people addicted to cigarettes.

This is not a universally shared conclusion.

The federal Centers for Disease Control maintain that e-cigarettes could be a gateway to that serious health hazard known as traditional cigarettes or that their vapor could turn out to have longterm health risks.

But even if that is true, why subject hookah bars and vape shops to regulation and not places that sell cigarettes and alcohol — something we strongly oppose.

As it is often said, this is a free country and that means people have the right to make bad choices with what they eat, what they smoke and what they drink.

A prohibition against fast-food stores and processed foods would probably have a greater benefit to the health of residents than restrictions on hookah bars and vape shops.

But what residents consume — and where they consume it — ought to be left up to residents.

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Ritz-Carlton condos reflect dangerous L.I. overbuilding

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have been offended by the Ritz-Carlton project since it broke ground.

While I am sure that it provides a wonderful way for those who can afford it to downsize or move to a better school district, it also represents the very worst of what’s been done to Long Island.

As mentioned in your nauseatingly congratulatory article, it has used up the last of the undeveloped land in the area. That is not a good thing.

We are not talking about the extinction of a species.

We are talking about the decimation of the

trees, the added pollution and the additional traffic to an already overloaded population.

To justify this eyesore by saying that it serves a need for the wealthiest among us to have a place to live with amenities is insulting to the population, wealthy or not, that values a little forest to soften the edges of what has become an overpopulated, over trafficked area.

I am sad and disappointed by the overbuilding that has turned what was once a lovely place to live into another example of glaring excess.

Terry Levitt Great Neck

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A Dream-Team for Mother’s Day

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nominate Mother’s Day as “most exasperating holiday” in the entire year. Whether you are trying to plan something for your mother — or your spouse — or just for yourself, it is uphill sledding.

Flowers? Candy? Dinner out? Every angle has already been thought of… and commercialized… and the pressure is on.

Which might be why I was having so much trouble planning something for this year’s celebration.

But before I could get very far, I was distracted by the aroma of coffee wafting toward me — something that hasn’t happened since … well, since I became a mother. Mmmm! Coffee!

But I was reluctant to reach out for a sip; years of experience have taught me to wait, first, for little bodies to land in bed beside me and finish joggling my arm.

But they are grown now, standing self-consciously beside their Dad, asking politely would I like to come downstairs?

Years of experience have

also taught me that “I’ll be right down” was the correct answer.

Well, years of experience plus my husband’s hand signals in the background, where only I can see them. “Um, I’ll be right down?” Thumbs up for “Good answer!”

Once downstairs, I see that a feast awaits us: scrambled eggs, toast, and orange juice, along with more coffee, and places all set at the dining room table.

“The boys made it all,” their dad says proudly. “Except the coffee.

I made that.”

After brunch, the boys clear and we adjourn to the kitchen, where I watch them argue over whose is the right way to put things in the dishwasher. The physicist wants to “maximize exposure to the water jets” by placing smaller plates in the center, and forks in front of spoons. The economist wants to “optimize the work load” by getting all the largest plates in, leaving smaller ones for later. While they bicker, I pour myself a third cup of coffee. I can’t remember the last

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“Why don’t you take your shower now, Mom?” says one boy. “Before the dishwasher uses up the hot water?” adds the other.

Such thoughtfulness! Unless they’re trying to get me out of the way? When I return, they seem to be just finishing sealing up some envelopes.

I pretend not to notice.

“Now, what should we do with

the day? Ideas, anyone?”

“Where would you like to go, Mom?” “That depends. Who’s driving?” I ask.

Perhaps, like everyone says about wild animals, they can smell the fear on me. “Dad is; he says that way you can relax.”

Dad got that right!

“But where to, Mom?” “Surprise me.”

And surprised I am, when we pull up at the Nassau County Museum of Art, in Roslyn. This is the place I used to take them, every Mother’s Day, only to hear so much whining — “Do we have to?” and “What, again?” — that I’d finally sworn off of it.

As we park and walk toward the building, the older boy exclaims, “I remember this place!”

“So do I!” agrees the younger one, and they wander off, not exactly arm in arm, but together.

Here’s the best part: now that they’re old enough to find their way back without us, my husband and I can just sit on a bench, and wait.

“You know, Mom, I don’t know why I used to mind it so much; this place is kind of nice.”

“I wonder what they have inside the building? Did we ever get there?”

I decide to quit while I’m ahead. “You know what? This has been such a perfect day. Let’s go home and have ice cream.”

And after letting them watch an episode of their beloved (ugh) “Walking Dead,” I open two envelopes that were, indeed, for me.

They have each made me a card. One promises to help me with gardening at least two weekends this summer. The other promises to help with hanging 3 pictures of my choice, and to leave the toilet seat down more often.

Wait, what’s happening? the picture is getting fuzzy…someone is shaking me…

“Judy, Judy, wake up, it’s Mother’s Day. What would you like to do for your special day?”

“Just let me go back to sleep!”

A gal can dream, can’t she?

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Our shared future: Where do You Stand?

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he elections of 2016 could affect all of us for decades to come — even for the rest of our lives. Some of the profound potential consequences will be considered in coming columns.

As “USA Today” emphasizes in full-page ads, all of us have a civic responsibility to “Know What You Do Not Know.”

That is always good advice for citizenship. But the stakes are way higher in 2016. One of our nation’s leading journalists gives this warning: “This is a Joe McCarthy moment. People will be judged by where they stood at this time.

Those who walked with Trump will be tainted forever after for the degradation of standards and the general election slaughter.”

Those views were not advanced by a liberal or by a farright conservative (where people on both political wings fear a Trump or Cruz presidency for many good reasons).

David Brooks, one of the most thoughtful Conservative writers is escalating his warnings about Trump and about the disastrous directions of his own Republican Party.

It is worth noting that Brooks

(along with his PBS liberal counterpart, Mark Shields) received a “Media Civility Award” for ways they exchange views from different political perspectives.

Many other thoughtful, experienced and civil Republican conservatives join Brooks in their concerns about the nation, the world and their political party because of Trump and other extremists on the far right.

Former Reagan adviser Bruce Bartlett is dismayed about what is happening to his Party. The only good thing, he says, is that if Trump is the nominee, he will lose so decisively that Republicans will need to remake the Party so that it more resembles Lincoln’s values, not the ill-informed, bigoted extremists.

Congressman Peter King has been a leader on Long Island for nearly half a century; he was considered a “maverick” for challenging office-holders, including his own party.

His voice has been loud and clear about the Republican “crazies” in Congress and candidates who not only embarrass his GOP Party, but are a danger to the nation.

Among the most incisive Republican commentators is Steve

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Schmidt.

He has long since apologized for the enormity of the mistake of selecting Sarah Palin as McCain’s running mate in 2008. He says no one, ever again, should consider voting for, or supporting, Ms. Palin.

If you have never read the acclaimed book, “Game Change,” or seen the film of that title, they are worth experiencing to see ways some Republicans escalated the party’s descent to this “Joe McCarthy” moment.

Folks on Long Island will have a chance to hear Schmidt when he speaks at Temple Emanuel in Great Neck on Sunday, May 15 at 3 p.m. (information: 516-

482-5701).

I will be there. I try to take every opportunity to hear Steve Schmidt’s views.

Like David Brooks, he is a voice of sanity and civility during a time when extremists are wrecking his party.

How appropriate that Donald Trump teamed with the notorious and ill-tempered basketball coach, Bobby Knight, when he campaigned in Indiana.

These two bullies were made for each other.

As a “sidebar” to get some reality on Knight, read the book “Beer and Circus” about the corruption of college sports, including a call for Indiana University to fire Knight.

It was not enough that basketball myopics and alumni rallied uncritically to support Knight, but they launched allout “Trump-like” attacks on the book’s author.

There were so many death threats against the Indiana professor who criticized the coach, that the university gave him a paid leave of absence as security protection, and advice to leave the state.

Indiana soon fired Bobby Knight. [Admonitory sidebar:

Knight said Trump could rise to the top ranks of presidents, because like Truman he is willing to use atomic weapons. Be alert for veteran military leaders as critics of Trump’s reckless and dangerous views.]

Our nation will have a chance “to fire” Donald Trump on Nov. 8, unless enough smart Republicans find a way to stop him from becoming their nominee at their Cleveland convention in July.

I have always liked the double meaning of the Chinese symbol for “crisis.” We know that it represents “danger,” but as Gail Sheehy wrote decades ago in “The Predictable Crises of Adult Life,” that symbol can also mean “opportunity.”

If individuals and nations can face — and surmount — major challenges (and some crises literally can be life-threatening), they can grow from those learning experiences and be better positioned to move forward with greater maturity and wisdom.

As always, history will record where people stood during the challenge of a “Joe McCarthy moment.”

Michael D’Innocenzo’s website is: michaeldinnocenzo.com

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Candidates’ paths to White House still foggy

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ust think it’s the month of May. We still have to tolerate six months of presidential campaigning by the handful of candidates still standing.

By June 1, there will be little doubt that Donald J. Trump and Hillary Clinton are their party’s candidates for president.

That’s about all that is certain, the rest is unpredictable.

On paper Mrs. Clinton would be a clear favorite to be elected come November, but that’s on paper.

Realistically, anything can happen between now and Election Day and no doubt will. Mr. Trump has the distinction of having the most negatives of the two competitors.

He has alienated just about every likely voter and is left with a bunch of angry white people and a handful of people who have so much money that they can escape to Europe and far off lands to avoid a Trump in the White House.

Mr. Trump has announced that he will make an effort to win over

the supporters of Bernie Sanders.

There is a better chance that Saudi Arabia will embrace Israel, than Sanders people embracing him.

Which Sanders people could fall in love with Trump? There will never be a Trump coalition that includes Hispanics, African Americans, Asians and college educated people.

No doubt Mr. Trump will pick up a few Clinton detractors, but they were never Clinton people to begin with. The real question between now and November is which of the two standard-bearers has the greatest challenge to be competitive and it is actually both.

Mr. Trump has told the world that he will be more “presidential” in the months to come.

Does that mean he will stop using nasty names to fight Mrs. Clinton or retract what he has said about so many ethnic groups? Is he going to abandon the wall he has promised to build with Mexican money?

Is he going to stop alienating women with insults after insults? Is

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he going to retract all of his statements that were made over six years on the Howard Stern show?

Trump’s biggest problem is that there is no “do over’ in politics.

Once you say it or do it, you own it. Remember former President George H. W. Bush’s “read my lips” pledge?

How about Democratic candidate Michael Dukakis’s photo op in

a tank with a Snoopy looking helmet on his head?

How about President George Bush’s “Mission Accomplished” banner declaring the war in Iraq over.

By November, I am sure that all the women will forget the Megan Kelly slurs.

Hillary Clinton has a different problem besides Trump. There are millions of people out there who support Bernie Sanders and they are not going away gently into the night after the Democratic convention is over.

They will expect the Democratic candidate to deal with job losses, the suffering middle class and the young people who have felt the Bern with promises of free public college tuition and medical care for everyone.

We all know that most of the Sander’s platform can’t happen because it is totally unrealistic, but there is a lot of unhappiness on Main Street that has to be addressed.

The classic Democratic elec-

tion platform is not going to work this time around.

Enough people out there are looking for change and they want to hear what Mrs. Clinton is going to do to help them. Will they embrace Trump? That isn’t even an option.

They want specific reasons why they should embrace Hillary after Bernie has thrown in the towel.

At the very worst, quite a few of them may stay home. They will be joined by all the traditional Republicans who will also stay home rather than support Trump.

The unhappy Democrats and the frightened Republicans could make the voter turnout even smaller.

The challenge for Mrs. Clinton is that she has got to turn on and energize a whole group of voters.

For Trump, the challenge is how will he be able to recoup the massive group of voters that he has turned off.

That’s what makes the next six months ahead so interesting.

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NHP fire district not doing right by taxpayers

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he New Hyde Park Fire District has voted to create a 9/11 Memorial to be erected in the parking lot of New Hyde Park’s Fire Department Headquarters.

While I have previously commended at open board meetings the sentiment of wanting to memorialize the sacrifice of the three firefighters and seven community residents that gave the ultimate sacrifice on that faithful day, I do not agree with the location of the proposed memorial or the improper manner in which the Fire District approved it.

Moreover, the fire department already maintains a memorial for these lost fire fighters in the same parking lot, as well as in the main entrance to the firehouse.

It is my opinion that this type of memorial belongs in the serene setting of a park and not in the back parking lot of a firehouse on one of the busiest main streets in New York.

Placing this monument in a park provides the proper setting for department members, community residents and outside guests to reflect on the loss of those who made the ultimate sacrifice.

The Fire District would have been better served by coordinating with the village, Town of North Hempstead or county to find a

more suitable and appropriate location for such a solemn memorial.

Moreover, this proposed memorial should not proceed without the consultation of the families that will have loved ones enshrined in the memorial.

Their input is key to having the proposed memorial truly celebrate and memorialized the lives of those who were lost on 9/11.

Therefore, I asked the Fire District to work with the village, Town of North Hempstead or the county to find a more suitable location for this solemn memorial.

More concerning, however, is how construction on this memorial was improperly commenced and tax payer moneys expended prior to the Fire District Board providing the appropriate notice to the residents of the Fire District.

During an open board meeting held on Tuesday, March 15, 2016, a status report on the work relating to the monument was offered

by Commissioner John Waldron.

According to Commissioner Waldron, the project which will cost tax payers a total cost of $131, 925, was approved by a unanimous motion made by all five members of the Board.

A motion was then made to move forward with the project and to have a permissive referendum

for the 9-11 memorial not to exceed $150,000 was then made at the same meeting.

To clarify, New York State law requires when a resolution is a subject to permissive referendum, a fire district must comply with certain public notice requirements.

Voter approval is not required unless a fire district receives from resident taxpayers a timely petition, meeting statutory requirements, protesting the resolution and requesting that it be submitted to the voters for their approval or disapproval.

If the district does not receive a timely and valid petition, the resolution takes effect without actually being submitted to the voters.

At the open board meeting of Tuesday, April 5, 2016, Commissioner Waldron stated he wanted approval to go ahead and sign the contract with the architect, National Installation & GC Corp.

— all five sitting board members approved, and Commissioner Waldron stated he would meet the architect within the next day or two to sign the contract.

Since that meeting, construction has commenced.

However, no permissive referendum was published in the local papers, as required by law, at that time and construction on the project was commenced.

The required legal notice was only first published in Newsday on Friday, April 22, 2016.

Legal notice was not present in their official local paper, neither before or on, said date. In short, construction on a $150,000 project started without public notice, as required by law.

The process of procuring a public contract is daunting, but must be met with proper legal notices — especially when the Fire District residents and taxpayers are ultimately footing this vast expense.

As reported in this and other newspapers, this Fire District posted the second-largest tax increase of any special district in the Town of North Hempstead.

These recent actions are not the first time the board has made errors in its operations. It is just another example of the problems with the Board of Commissioners and its staff, not only of its incompetence through its failure to properly post a formal financial legal public notice, but also of their continued lack of openness and transparency in their governmental operations and budget process.

Why is there constant constraint in communicating with the community the Fire District serves? Where are the actions ‘in the best interest of the residents

and taxpayers’?

If you recall, this same District board, which all consist of fellow firefighters of the Department, denied the formal petition of 512 signatures of its community citizens requesting easily accessible information relating to Fire District operations and finances, as well as public safety information, on its antiquated www.nhpfd.com website.

There is no excuse in failing to meet the needs of the District residents and taxpayers, and consistently block proposals by residents, even those requesting, for nearly 3 years now, on much-needed open transparency onto the website.

This district needs to agree to make the necessary changes that would facilitate improved public relations with their constituents and provide easier and much more modern access for them to the governmental process. I will continuously remind this board that one of the most important, if not critical, responsibilities an elected District official has is to comply and provide an open and transparent government for the public— most especially regarding matters concerning the budget.

Deirdre Dolan New Hyde Park

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Cuomo’s new corporation not needed

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ov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposal creating the New York State Design and Construction Corporation to provide oversight for all Metropolitan Transportation Authority capital projects worth $50 million or more is redundant.

On a yearly basis, the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration provides over $1 billion in capital grants to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

The MTA currently manages an active portfolio of federally funded capital improvement projects and programs in open grants worth over $21 billion that utilize over $10 billion in direct U.S. DOT FTA financial assistance.

Both the MTA and USDOT FTA have independent engineering consultant firms to supplement in house staff for oversight.

These companies provide both oversight and technical assistance for capital projects. Engineering firms which monitor the progress of major capital projects prepare monthly progress reports.

They are made available to MTA Chairman Tom Prendergast, MTA HQ staff, MTA Board members (including four directly appointed by Cuomo), MTA Agency Presidents including Capital Construction Michael Horodniceanu, New York City Transit Veronique Hakim, Long Island Rail Road Patrick Nowakowski, Metro North Rail Road Joseph Giulietti,

MTA Bus Darryl Irick, each MTA agency Chief Engineer, USDOT FTA HQ & Regional Office senior management teams and in house project oversight staff.

As part of master grant agreements, the MTA provides updated Quarterly Financial and Milestone Progress Reports to U.S. DOT FTA on billions worth of active capital improvement projects and programs.

State Comptroller Tom Di Napoli, New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer, New York City Office of Management and Budget and New York City Independent Budget Office all perform periodic audits of MTA projects and programs.

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State Office of Inspector General, New York City Office of Inspector General and the MTA Office of Inspector General all perform periodic audits of MTA projects and programs.

Gov. Cuomo would be better off using funds intended to create the New York State Design and Construction Corporation as a down payment against the $7.3 billion he still owes the MTA toward fully funding the $28 billion 2015-2019 Five Year Capital Program.

Larry Penner Great Neck (Larry Penner is a transportation historian and advocate who previously worked in the transportation field for 31 years).

LIRR crossings can be done without harm

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n my last article I presented actual times that trains on the LIRR main line crossed over the Roslyn Road underpass east and west bound during a weekday morning and evening rush hour.

Due to the frequency of train traffic during these times it is obvious that it may not be disrupted.

Hundreds of thousands of people would continuously be affected.

It would be a horrible and chaotic long running disaster for it to happen during grade crossing elimination construction.

Deliberation on the subject makes it clear that for the three crossings in New Hyde Park and the two in Westbury, the roads have to go under the tracks.

Anyone not agreeing that the two in Mineola should be closed should go and see why for themselves.

The following is how it could be done with no alteration to the tracks anywhere and no disruption of service.

The roadway on Roslyn Road under the tracks has two lanes in each direction and a walkway on each side under a single span.

The five under consideration really

only need two lanes and one walkway: a span less than half as wide.

I begin with Covert Avenue in New Hyde Park, which should be completed before any others are started-one at a time.

I am picturing everything looking north to south.

If it is considered that each lane would be 10-feet wide, then a pile would be driven into the earth a little more than ten feet to the right of the center of the roadway next to the outer edges of the ties holding the rails.

For the left side, the same, ten feet plus five for the walkway. The result is a span not all that wide.

Drive piles next to the outer and inner edges of the ties to give the aforementioned total width.

Evacuate enough soil (sand) at the ends of the ties along the width of the span and insert an L shaped strong steel beam against the bottom edge of the ties and bolted and welded to the piles at each end of the beam..

The rails would then be supported.

All of the above would have to be done early mornings on weekends be-

tween train passings.

It might seem tedious for those doing the work but nothing like the disruptions for the travelers. The trains would still run on schedule.

Next, enough evacuation would have to be done to fit a heavy steel plate at each end of the width of the span under the bottom edge of the ties and bolted and welded to the four piles.

A wall on the outer edge of the tracks would strengthen the structure and should a train ever derail it would could not go onto the roadway below.

More evacuation would then be done on each side of the tracks. Another beam would then be fitted to the mentioned plates under the center of each track.

Three beams would then support each track.

The engineers would decide on the size of all the foregoing for the needed strength.

At this point, work concerning the tracks would be completed.

Excavation for the roadway and walkway could then begin.

A reinforced concrete wall on each side of the roadway including between

the piles would strengthen and stabilize the entire structure. The trains should pass slowly until the concrete hardens.

How to drain collected water?

Jericho Turnpike dips and rises up where it passes under the Oyster Bay Line. There are drains on each side of the road at the bottom.

The terrain all around is higher as is the case at Covert Avenue. It is obviously managed somehow as water does not collect to my knowledge.

Second and Third Avenues go east and west next to both sides of the right of way at Covert Avenue. Vehicle and pedestrian traffic would have to observed at various times to determine how everything should be altered to best work with the new situation.

The foregoing is a gist of how it all can be done. Surely the important points of what I have said will have to adhered to so as not to create great havoc over a long period of time.

It can be done! And oh! Where are my millions for planning?

Charles Samek Mineola

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Newsday story unfair: Dem chair

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want to take issue with [Newsday’s] characterization of my involvement in the disbursement of monies from the Gitenstein Foundation.

I have no issue with the facts about my involvement, as they were reported, nor, generally with the story as written.

However, referring to my involvement as “cronyism” is both unfair and incorrect.

To be clear, I did recommend that $200,000 be donated from the foundation to Surprise Lake Camp.

I, along with others, were asked by Steve Schlesinger, if I knew of any quality Jewish-related organizations that would benefit from a donation from a foundation he was asked to oversee.

I was told that in keeping with past practices of the foundation that he needed to disburse the money to organizations that

either benefitted Jewish causes or healthrelated causes.

I recommended a not-for-profit children’s camp on whose board I sit.

The camp is run by a reputable Jewish organization and serves underprivileged Jewish children along with those from other religions. It is a well-run and extremely reputable organization that is known for its great work and is well respected in the camp community.

To my understanding of the term “cronyism,” a basic requirement is that there is some measure of self-dealing or self-benefit.

I get no benefit from being a board member at Surprise Lake.

Truth be known, I have not attended even one meeting in the past 15 or more years. I receive no compensation, business or contracts either directly or indirectly.

No family member or friend of mine works for Surprise Lake or any affiliate. I received nothing for making this recommendation other than the satisfaction of having done something good to benefit a quality organization and the wonderful children it serves. Given the opportunity to revisit the matter – I would do it again!

Your reporting that the investigator — who never interviewed or spoke with me, by the way — seemed to draw his conclusion because “Schlesinger worked for Jacobs as . . .the Party attorney at the time of the donation” is similarly misleading.

Generally speaking, when you “work for someone” there is compensation.

Steve Schlesinger served as the party’s Law Chair. While his reputation may have benefitted, he received no compensation from the party for his service — none.

I take great pride in the reputation that I have worked hard to earn. This article and its inference, based on the unprofessional work of an investigator who never deemed it necessary to even speak with me before offering a very damning conclusion about me does damage to my reputation.

I have never taken one dime for the volunteer work I do as party chairman — not from the party or the government. I benefit neither directly or indirectly from my position – and neither do the businesses that I own and manage. To have my name tarnished by an implication of “cronyism” or self-dealing is something that I take issue with. I see this as just another example of the old adage: “no good deed goes unpunished.”

Jay Jacobs Nassau County Democratic Chairman

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number of letters to the Readers Write column of this paper were about certain writers using this paper for a soapbox, (Yes to letters, no to soapbox”), April,22.

On Monday of this week a headline in Newsday caught my eye. It read: “Signs facing a ‘spy’ charge.”

In his weekly Sunday press conference Sen. Chuck Schumer is upset about “spying billboards” being installed in NY which have the ability for a corporation to track consumers information off of their cellphones.

In the age of digital technology that we live in today with theft of information becoming so common, we are constantly cautioned not to give out too much information about ourselves as it may be used for sinister purposes. We are time after time given this advice about Facebook where members are only too willing to divulge numerous bits of info about themselves.

However, one letter writer in the Williston Times doesn’t appear to have received this message.

In the past three and one

half years Mr. Frederick R. Bedell has used this newspaper for as his personal soapbox as Mr. Beecher’s letter of April 22 suggests.

During those three and a half years a search of Mr. Bedell’s name reveals he submitted almost 170 letters. The reader can do the math as to what that equals in a year. However, he has on a rare occasion had two submissions in the same day.

He has a certain knack of interjecting himself into just about any article he writes. He can be writing on the homeless and he informs us he was homeless. I’m sorry to hear that.

He informs where he works, that he walks with a cane, that he is Grand Knight of the local Knights of Columbus and on and on and on.

So much information that I and the average reader, I haven’t read any of his writings in a year, can write a biography on him just by the information he gives freely to this journal.

And I bet it is not going to stop.

Bill Viggiano Williston Park

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n behalf of the Great Neck Historical Society, I would like to thank Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth, town grant writer Tom Devaney, and the rest of the Town Team for authoring the Stepping Stones Lighthouse Grant Proposal, and Senator Charles Schumer for helping to urge the National Park Service to fund the grant.

The $165,000 will help to fund

a dock and begin the process of restoration that the Lighthouse so sorely needs.

I need to point out, however, that this is just the beginning. It has been estimated that at least four million dollars will be needed for complete restoration of the Lighthouse. The Historical Society, a 501(c)3 organization, has embarked on a fundraising campaign to raise the additional

monies, and we welcome your tax-deductible contributions. To show our Lighthouse some love, please visit www.greatneckhistorical.org and click on the PayPal link, or send a donation to PO Box 234483, Great Neck, NY 11023.

Thank you for supporting the Stepping Stones Lighthouse!

Alice Kasten President, Great Neck Historical Society

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s has been reported lately a number of monuments dedicated to the heroes and those who have died on that day of infamy on 9/11, are in disrepair and some of which have been vandalized.

There is much disrepair and decay with these sites. As a nation we have made a vow for future generations not to forget, but have they been forgotten?

Visitors of Eisenhower Park in East Meadow have found a dirty and tattered flag and graffiti facing a section of wall plaques honoring 344 county residents murdered on 9/11.

In Green Bay, Wisc., 9/11 memorial names are illegible due to sub-par building materials, which is found in many states around the country.

letters p olic y Letters should be typed or neatly handwritten, and those longer than 300 words may be edited for brevity and clarity. All letters must include the writer’s name and phone number for verification. Anonymously sent letters will not be printed. Letters must be received by Monday noon to appear in the next week’s paper. All letters become the property of Blank Slate Media LLC and may be republished in any format. Letters can be e-mailed to news@theislandnow.com or mailed to Blank Slate Media, 105 Hillside Ave., Williston Park, NY 11596.

In Brooklyn the Wall of Remem- to protect these monuments which brance at a Park in Coney Island has will keep the memory alive.

If not, then the fallen will be been attacked by vandals. This is just a little in what is happening to mar forgotten! the memories of that day of infamy.

I find this totally appalling and a Frederick R. Bedell, Jr. disgrace. I think more must be done Glen Oaks Village

Dems’ ‘smooth talk’ won’t save America

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n response to Esther Confino’s criticism of Donald Trump (4/22/16 edition of Great Neck News), all of Hillary Clinton’s and Barack Obama’s smooth talk will never undo the damage they have done and damage she will do to this country if she is elected President.

Smooth talk does not rebuild a country; action and patriotism does!

Both Hillary and Barack have shown their disdain for this country’s values and have done to this country harm that may be insurmountable (while in position of

trust and authority). Any criticism Ms. Confino has described, even if it were true, were not done while he was an elected or appointed leader of the country.

When you take an oath of office in the country, you are supposed to be beyond reproach.

Hillary and Barack are beyond approach – they lie to the public without a trace of conscience.

Hillary had a good teacher in Bill Clinton, I guess Barack perfected his technique as a community worker.

Morton Perlman Great Neck

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In a news conference at North Hempstead Beach Park in Port Washington, the prominent Huntington Democrat said Stern has shown a “studious and workhorse approach” to lawmaking in the two decades they have known each other.

“It’s not just the fact that we share a first name that brought me to support Steve Stern,” Israel said. “It’s that I do believe that he is just a great fit in terms of my own priorities, my own values and my own approach in representing the district.”

Israel said he has worked more closely with the Dix Hills legislator than the four other Democrats running in the Third Congressional District and has seen his dedication to key Long Island issues, such as supporting veterans and protecting the Long Island Sound.

Stern’s progressive credentials and his record of protecting taxpayer money equip him best for the June 28 primary and the likely general election against Republican

state Sen. Jack Martins in a district that’s “far from a slam dunk” for Democrats, Israel said.

Other Democratic candidates include Levittown attorney Jonathan Clarke, former North Hempstead Town Supervisor Jon Kaiman, town Councilwoman Anna Kaplan and former Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi.

Stern’s ability to build an effective campaign and raise money in the first three months of the race also impressed Israel, he said.

“I’m running for Congress because I am exactly the kind of leader that can continue Steve Israel’s legacy and continue to build a new vision on a record that I’m very proud of,” Stern said.

Several of Israel’s former campaign staff, including campaign manager Isaac Goldberg, joined Stern’s campaign in the early stages of the race after Israel announced in January he would not seek re-election.

Israel’s endorsement gives Stern a boost after raising $500,000 in the first quarter — including his and his family’s money — and getting endorsements last week from Port Washington politicos Martin and Laurie Scheinman.

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Suozzi slams Dems’ ‘politics of distraction’ B y N oah M anskar Democratic congressional candidate Tom Suozzi charged his opponents with playing “politics of distraction” by challenging his ballot petitions this week.

Flanked by canvassers outside his Glen Cove campaign office on Saturday, Suozzi said three other Democrats vying to replace Rep. Steve Israel are not focusing on the issues that affect the people of the North Shore’s Third District, such as jobs, affordable health care and federal funding for local infrastructure.

“They’re playing the same old petty, childish games that make people sick of politicians, and sick of politicians,” said Suozzi, a Glen Cove native and former Nassau County executive.

Suozzi called “destructive” the objections to hundreds of his ballot petition signatures that the campaigns of former North Hempstead Town Supervisor Jon Kaiman and current North Hempstead Town Councilwoman Anna Kaplan filed this week, as well as Steve Stern’s previous calls for him to return a $11,000 donation he once received from Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump.

He said he could not remember ever having signatures challenged in any other race he’s run.

“I want my opponents to do what I’m doing, which is to talk about the issues and to talk to the people, because that’s what this campaign should be about — about actually solving the real problems that people face in their lives,” he said.

Kaiman spokesman Quintin Maidment said it is still unclear that Suozzi has the required 1,250 valid signatures to get on the ballot, but Kaplan spokesman Reginald Johnson said the town councilwoman’s campaign is satisfied Suozzi has enough.

The petition Suozzi filed with the state Board of Elections April 18 had more than 2,400 signatures, but Kaiman’s campaign charged Monday that enough were invalid to make Suozzi ineligible to run in

the district stretching from Whitestone, Queens, to Kings Park to get on the June 28 primary ballot.

“We simply don’t think that expecting every candidate in this race to meet the legal requirements to run is petty,” Maidment said in a phone interview.

Kaplan’s campaign challenged 1,327 of Suozzi’s signatures, and the Board of Elections found 419 of those were invalid, spokesman Reginald Johnson said. The campaign will not appeal for more signatures to be thrown out, he said.

“The challenges were filed to ensure a level playing field,” Johnson said in a statement. “And while the Board of Elections has determined that the Suozzi campaign submitted hundreds of invalid signatures, we’re satisfied that he has collected enough to be on the ballot.”

Stern, a Suffolk County legislator from Dix HIlls, filed general objections to Suozzi’s petition but did not challenge specific signatures.

In a statement, Stern said he spent Saturday talking with Queens voters and maintained his call for Suozzi to return Trump’s donation, saying it indicates his “weak” record on abortion rights.

Trump has given to campaigns for Democratic senators Kristen Gillibrand and Charles Schumer.

“Tom Suozzi is pro-choice and Steve Stern knows it,” Suozzi campaign manager Mike Florio said in a statement. “Stern is a fool and will say anything, even lies, in order to get votes.”

Suozzi also said he will talk with voters at 14 “town hall” events over the next two months, starting in Hicksville on May 4.

Suozzi’s campaign also trained the first group of about 50 canvassers Saturday in advance of its door-to-door operation starting Monday, campaign manager Mike Florio said.

About 30 volunteers are also on board as the campaign shifts from fundraising and gathering signatures to winning votes, he said.

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Stern, Kaiman trot out supporters B y N oah M anskar

Democratic congressional candidate Steve Stern announced another pair of Long Island endorsements last week before primary opponent Jon Kaiman unveiled one from New York City.

Port Washington business-owners and philanthropists Laurie and Martin Scheinman gave their backing to Stern for the Democratic nomination in New York’s Third District on Thursday.

Martin Scheinman, a contract arbitrator and attorney from Sands Point, will also serve as Stern’s finance chair-

man as he seeks to replace U.S. Rep. Steve Israel (D-Huntington), who is not running for re-election.

“Our litmus test is an easy one: does our representative make us proud to live in New York’s Third Congressional District?” the Scheinmans said in a statement. “Steve Stern is the one candidate where the answer is a resounding ‘yes.’”

Former North Hempstead Town Supervisor Kaiman announced support Friday from the Stonewall Democratic Club, the oldest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Democratic club in New York City.

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“I’m an honored to receive this endorsement in recognition of my advocacy for LGBT causes. I am proud of my longstanding support of marriage equality and nondiscrimination efforts throughout my career including the Employment Non-Discrimination Act and the Equality Act,” said Kaiman, of Great Neck, in the statement.

The Stonewall Democratic Club’s endorsement questionnaire shows Stern, of Dix Hills, also sought the group’s support in the Third District.

Martin and Laurie Scheinman are the latest Israel allies to back Stern.

Several former Israel campaign staffers now work for the Dix Hills legislator, including campaign manager Isaac Goldberg.

The Scheinmans have together given more than $109,000 to Israel’s campaigns since 2006, and Martin Scheinman gave $250 to Stern’s county Legislature campaign in 2011.

Laurie Scheinman, a child and family therapist and owner of Whit & Whim, a Port Washington shop that donates all its profits to local charities, was once one of more than a dozen Democrats considering a run for Israel’s seat.

The Scheinmans’ endorsement is the first from Nassau County for Stern, the only Suffolk County candidate for the district stretching from Whitestone, Queens, to Kings Park in Suffolk County.

A little more than half the district is in Nassau.

Kaiman has official support from all three counties, including endorsements from former U.S. Rep. Gary Ackerman and Great Neck public relations executive Robert Zimmerman, who also once weighed a bid for the Third District.

North Hempstead Town Board members Peter Zuckerman and Lee Seeman and former Councilman Tony D’Urso — now one of three Democrats seeking to replace state Assemblywoman Michelle Schimel (D-Great Neck) — have also backed Kaiman.

Other Democrats running toward the June 28 primary include Town Councilwoman Anna Kaplan of Kensington, former Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi of Glen Cove and Levittown attorney Jonathan Clarke.

State Sen. Jack Martins of Old Westbury and Glen Cove financial investigator Philip Pidot, both Republicans, are also vying for the open Third District seat.

The three county Democratic committees have declined to endorse a primary candidate, but Martins has won backing from the Republican committees in Nassau, Suffolk and Queens.

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Herricks Community Players take on Broadway classic

Troupe plans six performances of ‘A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum’ B y N oah M anskar After a hiatus, John Hayes’ daughter Michelle pulled him back into the theater when she was a Herricks seventh-grader in 1976, he said.

Hayes was in the international import-export business when Michelle volunteered him to direct the Herricks Council of PTAs’ production of “Oklahoma,” knowing he’d done community theater before he and his wife Carol Hayes moved to Williston Park, he said.

He wasn’t very involved with the PTA or Long Island theater until then, he said: “Nobody knew who the heck this young whippersnapper from Brooklyn was.”

But he put on “Oklahoma” with a cast of 50 in five weeks.

John and Carol Hayes, along with a core group of collaborators, are marking their 40th year bringing together productions as the Herricks Community Players with Stephen Sondheim’s “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,” opening May 13 at the Herricks Community Center.

“Little did I know, at 78, I’d still be at it,” John Hayes said.

In those 40 years, the Herricks Community Players have done more than 60 shows with companies as small as four and as large as 97, Hayes said. He has directed all of them except for one in 2004, after he had a triple-bypass heart surgery.

People young and old with all levels of theatrical experience put on the Broadway-quality plays and musicals, John Hayes said. Those

in the cast and the audiences come from throughout the tri-state area, Carol Hayes said.

The work gives them a night away from their normal lives, John Hayes said, and gives the audience quality entertainment.

“People walk out of here saying, ‘Why do I bother going to the city?’”

Carol Hayes said.

“A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” is a musical farce set in ancient Rome with about 60 people involved in the production, Carol Hayes said.

The show features a full orchestra, a professional lighting design and a set designed by Peter Triolo of New Hyde Park, whom John Hayes called the “heart” of the company.

The high quality has existed since the beginning, said Sue Weber, an East Meadow music teacher who’s been the company’s music director for 38 years.

It’s John’s direction and the people’s love for theater that makes every production excellent and draws crowds to the community center auditorium, Carol Hayes said.

“As much as I felt that it was a solid, good quality when we started, there is no question that every show gets better,” Weber said.

The crowds have gotten smaller as the surrounding community has gotten younger and more community theaters have opened across Long Island, creating stiffer competition, John Hayes said.

But the Herricks Community Fund continues to invest in the group, giving up to $70,000 for its productions, John said. The company gives all its profits back to the fund, he said.

Hayes said people have suggested just calling the group the “Herricks Players,” but he can’t leave the community out.

“That’s what makes it,” he said.

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3rd Annual Dutch Festival Saturday, May 7, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.

One of Long Island’s favorite traditions, the Hofstra University Dutch Festival is going through a reinvention with more emphasis on family activities and community services. As always, enjoy the annual tulip display, music and theater performances, art exhibits and demonstrations, and carnival games. Children’s activities include music, food and vendors. What a great way to spend a “Family Funday!”

Enjoy live jazz music while strolling through our beautiful campus boasting of tulips in bloom and Hofstra’s Dutch heritage. Plenty of “shopportunities” before Mother’s Day! This will be outdoors on the South Campus. Admission is free.

Where: Hofstra University, Hempstead Info: 516-463-6582 • www.hofstra.edu

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Pushcart puts its trademark spin on a beloved Russian folk tale. Classical music

by Prokofiev, storytelling, puppetry and the ageless adventure of growing up comprise this masterpiece. The music offers a different instrument and melody (or “leitmotif”) which represents each character of the play, creating an excellent link to understanding all types of music. The story is a lively adventure about a spirited young boy who meets the challenge of danger with courage, creativity and leadership. The celebration is the value of love, friendship and caring and the dangers of greed, arrogance and prejudice. There is innocence and wisdom, youth and maturity, conflict resolution, moral development, and beauty in the natural order of life! All seats are $18; Friends of the Landmark are $15. All ticket prices include a $2 facilities fee.

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other’s Day Craft Saturday, May 7, 11 am -3 p.m.

Make a beautiful seashell necklace for mom, grandma or any special lady in your life! $5 per participant Where: Garvies Point Museum and Preserve, 50 Barry Drive, Glen Cove Info: 516-571-8010 • www.garviespointmuseum.org

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Discover metamorphosis, molting, and mating of the butterflies, dragonflies, honeybees and more that call the Preserve home. Our indoor and outdoor stations will include a short presentation, special stories, art projects, and visits to the habitats that attract these bugs with wings.

Admission: Members: $5 per car; Non-Members: $15 per car (includes parking).

Where: Sands Point Preserve, 127 Middle Neck Road, Sands Point Info: 516.571.7901 • www.thesandspointpreserve.com

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essage in a Bottle Saturday, May 7 and Sunday, May 8, 1 pm. – 5 p.m.

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Using a variety of interesting materials, design a special message in a bottle to give to your Special Mother on her Special day!

Where: The Maritime Explorium, Port Jeff Harbor, 101 East Broadway, Port Jefferson Info: 631-331-3277 • www.maritimeexplorium.org

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tar Warz Returns!

Saturday, May 7, 12 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Back by Popular Demand…. Visit, or visit not. There is no try. In honor of National Star Wars Day, meet Darth Vader, find out how sailors used stars for navigation, create themed crafts, and complete a Star Oars scavenger hunt. $10 Child, Adults $6, Member Adults Free Where: The Whaling Museum & Education Center, 301 Main Street , Cold Spring Harbor Info: 631-367-3418 • www.cshwhalingmuseum.org

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Open year-round, CSTL’s live animal exhibit offers visitors of all ages a unique opportunity to meet and encounter a variety of birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and invertebrates. Visitors to the exhibit can expect a more intimate, family-oriented experience than most zoos, as they interact with chatty parrots, look eye to eye with alligators, pet dwarf goats, hoot at owls, and even gaze into the inner workings of a live honeybee hive. An outdoor butterfly garden gives visitors the opportunity to see hummingbirds and butterflies! Fun for the entire family! Parents can encourage their children’s curiosity of animals and the natural world, thereby inspiring the next generation of naturalists, wildlife biologists, and veterinarians. Together with a sprawling 17 acres of ponds, streams, forests and walking trails, CSTL’s live animal exhibit has become a popular weekend destination for families on Long Island. Amazing Animals Exhibit Admission – $6/person. Group rate: 12 person minimum – $5/person Where: Center For Science, Teaching and Learning 1450 Tanglewood Road, Rockville Centre Info: 516-746-0045 • www.cstl.org

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Pushcart Players in Peter & the Wolf Tuesday, May 10, 8 p.m.

Arlo Guthrie Saturday, May 14, 2016, 8 p.m.

Alan Cumming Sings Sappy Songs Wednesday, May 25, 2 p.m.

Afternoon T.E.A.: Motown Acoustics Thursday, June 23, 2016, 7:30 p.m.

Tommy Emmanuel STEPHEN C. WIDOM CULTURAL ARTS AT EMANUEL 150 Hicks Lane, Great Neck (516) 482-5701 • www.scwculturalarts.org/ emanuel-series/ Sunday, May 15, 3 p.m.

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I Love the 90s Show Thursday, May 19, 7 p.m.

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Saturday Night Summer Fever Concert Thursday, June 9, 8 p.m.

Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr. Friday, June 10, 8 p.m.

Johnny Mathis Thursday, June 16, 8 p.m.

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Boyz II Men Saturday, Aug. 20, 8 p.m.

Air Supply Friday, Sept. 16, 8 p.m.

Charlie Daniels Band Saturday, Nov. 19, 8 p.m.

Joe Bonamassa The Space at Westbury 250 Post Ave., Westbury (516) 283.5566 www.thespaceatwestbury.com Friday, May 6, 8 p.m.

David Bromberg Quintet Saturday, May 7, 8 p.m.

The Fab Faux Thursday, May 12, 8 p.m.

Iris DeMent & Loudon Wainwright III Saturday, May 14, 8 p.m.

Dark Star Orchestra Thursday, June 2, 8 p.m.

The Studio Rocks Friday, June 10, 8 p.m.

Mary Chapin Carpenter Wednesday, June 15, 8 p.m.

Guster Thursday, June 30, 8 p.m.

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Hot Tuna (Electric) w/Leftover Salmon Friday, Aug. 12, 8 p.m.

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Community Calendar Project Independence Support & Social Group The Town of North Hempstead’s Project Independence is reminding residents that they offer free support and social groups. Call 311 or (516) 8696311 for more information.

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Ronald McDonald House Fundraiser The Nassau County Chapter of the National Association of Professional Women* (NAPW) will host its biggest fundraiser of the year for the Ronald Night Club Style Karakoe McDonald House of New Hyde Park Sunday May 15, from 8 to 12 p.m. at which will be held at: The American The Living Room, 432 No Wantagh Ave Legion Hall: Post 144, 730 Willis AvBethpage. $10 buffet per person. Come enue, Williston Park. Saturday, June 11 sing and enjoy the top Long Island from 6 to 10 p.m. This fun-filled night singers bring back memories. You don’t will include a buffet dinner, open bar,

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Northport Chorale The Northport Chorale presents John Rutter’s Gloria and other Rutter favorites on Friday, May 13 at 8 p.m.

Northport High School, 154 Laurel Hill Rd, Northport. $15 Adults, $12 Seniors,

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On Friday, May 13, at 7:30 p.m., Professor Fred Lazin will offer the lecture: “State of Israel: Political Update,” at Temple Emanuel of Great Neck.

Lazin brings the unique view of an American who has lived and taught in Israel for more than 30 years.

He is presently visiting scholar at the Taub Center for Israel Studies at New York University.

Lazin was born in Boston and grew up in Sharon, Mass. At the University of Massachusetts in Amherst he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and graduated Cum Laude in Government and History.

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In 1975 he joined the faculty at Ben Gurion University in Israel where he helped to establish an Interdisciplinary Program in Urban Studies and the Department of General Studies.

The Lynn and Lloyd Hurst Family Professor of Local Government (Emeritus) at Ben Gurion University of the Negev, he is the author of eight books dealing with public policy in the United States, Israel and developing countries, Israeli politics and society, and Jews in American politics.

All members of the community are invited to attend

Professor Fred Lazin will be guest in the pulpit at Temple Emanuel of Great Neck, Friday, May 13, at 7:30 p.m. the Sabbath Eve Service.

Temple Emanuel of Great Neck is located at 150 Hicks Lane. For further information, please call 516-4825701.

Dem, GOP strategists talk politics at temple The fourth season of Stephen C. Widom Cultural Arts at Emanuel continues on Sunday, May 15, at 3 p.m., with a program entitled: From the Left, From the Right — A Dialogue with Paul Begala and Steve Schmidt.

Begala is a commentator for CNN, where he is part of the political team that has won both an Emmy and a Peabody Award.

In the 2012 campaign he was a senior adviser for the pro-Obama Super PAC. After helping engineer Bill Clinton’s presidential campaign with his partner, James Carville, Begala served as counselor to the President, one of Clinton’s closest aides.

He has consulted for political campaigns across the country and around the world.

Begala is an affiliated professor of Public Policy at Georgetown University.

Along with James Carville and GOP strategist Karl Rove, he was recently inducted into the American Association of Political Consultants’ Hall of Fame.

Schmidt served as a top strategist to President George W. Bush’s 2004 re-election campaign.

Following Bush’s successful re-election, Schmidt served as deputy assistant to the President and counselor to the Vice President.

He departed the White House in 2005 to lead the reelection effort of California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, whose landslide victory earned Schmidt “GOP Campaign Manager of the Year” from the American Association of Political Consultants.

In 2007, Schmidt served as a senior advisor to John McCain’s presidential bid helping him secure the Republican nomination.

Schmidt was later played by Woody Harrelson in the HBO film Game Change, based on chapters of the book by John Heilemann and Mark Halperin that focus on the choice of Sarah Palin as McCain’s running mate.

Schmidt approved of the film, saying, “It tells the truth of the campaign….”

Currently a political analyst for MSNBC and frequent guest on HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher, he also serves as vice-chairman of public affairs at Edelman, where he is a strategic counselor to chief executive officers.

Following the dialogue, there will be a Q&A and refreshments.

Tickets are $15 or 2@$25. For further information about subscription discounts and to purchase tickets, call (516) 482-5701.

Temple Emanuel of Great Neck is located at 150 Hicks Lane in Great Neck.

SCW Cultural Arts presents From the Left, From the Right — A Dialogue with Paul Begala and Steve Schmidt on Sunday, May 15 at 3 p.m. at Temple Emanuel of Great Neck. Call (516) 482-5701 for tickets.

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Adelphi to present Tony-nominated show The department of theatre at Adelphi University is thrilled to present “The Me Nobody Knows.” This musical is based on the book of the same name that was edited by Stephen M. Joseph.

This musical version is an adaptation by Robert Livingston and Herb Schapiro, with music by Gary William Friedman and lyrics by Will Holt (and additional lyrics by Herb Schapiro).

Under the direction of Kerry Prep, the students of the department of theatre will be performing the musical from Thursday, May 12

through Sunday, May 15 in the Black Box Theatre at the AUPAC, 1 South Avenue, Garden City.

“The Me Nobody Knows” is an OBIE Awardwinning and Tony-nominated musical production that has moved and captured the hearts of audiences since its off-Broadway debut in May of 1970.

Occurring over the course of a single day, the show explores the ambitions and worries of a multiracial cast of young people.

Originally inspired by the writings from students

in the New York City Public Schools, the stories are universal and transcend the boundaries of race.

The modern and powerful score helps drive each character’s individual journey while inspiring and touching the audience.

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Tickets are currently on sale and are priced at $20, with discounts available to seniors, students and alumni.

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Great Neck Library Finance Committee Meeting at Station The Finance Committee will meet on Tuesday, May 10 at 7:30 p.m. at the Station Branch, 26 Great Neck Road (2nd level), Gardens at Great Neck Plaza, above Best Market and Planet Fitness.

All are welcome. Please confirm with the Library at (516) 466-8055, ext.

201 that there has been no change in meeting date, day or time.

Film at Station Branch All film matinees are now held at the Station Branch while the Main Library building is being renovated. The next film, a love story, will be shown on Thursday, May 12 at 2:00 p.m. at the Station Branch, Gardens at Great Neck Plaza, 26 Great Neck Road, (2nd level), above Best Market and Planet Fitness.

Refer to the Library Newsletter, film brochure or website for further information on the films scheduled. Doors

open at 1:30 p.m. Arrive early as seating is limited.

Priority seating is given to Great Neck School District residents. Please bring your Library card, driver’s license or other ID showing your Great Neck School District address.

Happy 100th Birthday Frank Sinatra at Great Neck Social Center Audio/Visual Presentation by

Jack Schnur Join Jack Schnur for a celebration of Frank Sinatra and his music on Friday, May 13 at 2:00 p.m. at the Great Neck Social Center, 80 Grace Avenue, Great Neck 11021.

This is a delightful audio/visual tribute to Frank Sinatra, celebrating 100 years. The program will include Frank performing some of his biggest hits, and rare clips

from his films and television appearances.

Jack Schnur was a videotape editor at CBS for over 30 years. He has many presentations on legendary entertainers.

Wanted: Prospective Candidates for the Great Neck Library Board of Trustees and Nominating Committee At the end of January 2017,

terms will expire for two four-year seats on the Board of Trustees (currently held

by Josie Pizer and Varda Solomon) and one threeyear seat on the Nominating Committee (currently held by Michael Katz.)

The Nominating Committee invites members of the community who wish to be considered as candidates for the above seats, to send a resume and letter so stating

by June 15, 2016 to: The Chair of the Nominating Committee, c/o The Director’s Office, Great Neck Library, 159 Bayview Avenue, Great Neck, NY 11023. If hand delivering, please bring to the Station Branch Library at 26 Great Neck Road (2nd level), Great Neck, NY 11021 in the Gardens at Great Neck Plaza shopping center.

Any nominee for a position on the Board of Trustees or the Nominating Committee must be a member of the Great Neck Library Association or a registered

voter with the Nassau County Board of Elections by the Record Date of October 3, 2016.

Great Neck Library Closing/Cancellation Information Online Library patrons connected to the Internet are asked to check the website: www. cancellations.com for Library weather related closings/ program cancellations.

In order to access this service, Library District residents can log on to cancellations.com, type in their zip code or Great Neck Library and obtain information on program cancellations or Library closings. In addition, at no charge, residents can request automatic e-mails from cancellations.com when the Library has posted any information. This is a great way for Library District residents who are connected online to be advised of weather related changes in Library hours or programs.

Opt to Adopt… a Shelter Dog or Cat Presented by The Shelter Connection Town of North Hempstead Animal Shelter Volunteer Organization at Station Branch Join The Shelter Connection when they visit the Library to tell us about all the wonderful reasons for adopting a dog or cat when they present “Opt to Adopt…a Shelter Dog or Cat” on Sunday, May 15 at 2 p.m. at the Station Branch, 26 Great Neck Road (2nd level), Gardens at Great Neck Plaza, above Best Market and Planet Fitness.

Why should adopting a pet be considered instead of buying one? Aren’t all shelters and adoption organizations the same? The Town of North Hempstead Animal Shelter and its volunteer organization, The Shelter Connection, will give a presentation for all ages answering these questions and dispelling the myth of “shelter dogs as damaged goods.”

This literature based program features a narrated PowerPoint of the children’s book “Before You Were Mine.” Through it, young and old alike will come to understand how and why so many worthy pets end up in shelters. TONH Shelter staffer Genna Tudda and TSC volunteer Paula Hornak Kellner will discuss the rainbow of adoption agencies and resources, the adoption process, and how to make the best match for a companion animal. They will also touch on the do’s and don’ts of dog bite safety for parents and children.

Registration suggested, but not necessary. Seating is limited. Call 466-8055, ext. 277 or register online.

Please Note: There will be no animals or adoptions at the event.

Great Neck Social Center Center’s Great SpringSummer Classes New and favorite courses are being offered right now: Art, Bridge, Exercise, Folk Dancing, Tai Chi and Yoga!

For all levels- beginner through experienced! Take a look in the Great Neck Public Schools Community Education Bulletin and see pages 60-63 for classes that can keep you cool and stimulated.

Or come in and sign up early and often! Great Neck senior residents pay $30.00 for each 7-session course.

Defensive Driving Course The Empire Safety Council

will hold their next Senior Center course on Wednesday, May 25 with Dr. Claude Springer instructing. We give you advance notice because the course is so popular at the Center, enrollment is limited, and registration must be in person.

The six-hour session runs from 9:00am-3:00pm with a break for lunch. By taking this course, you can reduce costs of insurance, points you may have accumulated on your license and learn what’s new in rules of the road. Registration requires that the check be made to Empire Safety Council. For

more information, phone (516)487-0025.

Veterans Social Club The Veterans Social Club meets on the second Friday of each month, so keep your calendar clear for Friday, May 13th at 2:00pm. That’s when Frank Sinatra Lives!!

Stoke your memories and tap your feet when Jack Schnur, presented by the Great Neck Library, brings it all to life with his outstanding rendition of Frank’s greatest hits. There is no charge for the afternoon.

Veterans, their spouses, family and friends are

invited to listen and enjoy the refreshments provided

by Atria Great Neck.

World in Depth Janet de Winter will be the Moderator at the Thursday, May 5th meeting of World in Depth. This popular regular Thursday session brings together men and women totally “into” what goes on ( or ought to go on) in all hemispheres. Every Thursday, one of the four moderators, each with a different style, makes sure the lively and sometimes even heated discussions keep to the agreed upon

topic(s). There is no charge to participate, so if you miss this one, come on Thursday, the 12th, when Jeigh Duran moderates.

Reminders of What’s Coming *Womanspace, an affiliate of the Center, is having their Annual Luncheon on Wednesday, May 25th at 12:30p.m. to honor Gladys Thompson Roth, one of the founding members. The luncheon will be held at Ayhans, Middle Neck Road in Great Neck. Reservations must be in by May 18th.

Phone (516)487-0025 to

request attendance. *Dr. Adam Cohen, a prominent Geriatrican, will deliver another session on “Brain Health” on Thursday the 5th from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. *Janet DeWinter will preside at Lunch and Learn on Tuesday, May 10 from 11:15a.m. to 12:45 p.m. *Nurse Kay of St. Francis will be available for Blood Pressure and Consult, on May 12 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.. *The next session of “Stepping On” by Project Independence will be held on Monday, May 9 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.

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Great Neck Park District membership such as Aqua Zumba class, Tai Chi, Rubber Duckie races, Teen and Adult party nights and so much more! Register now at Great Neck House, for your 2016 pool membership and receive the discounted early bird rate. To qualify for early bird rates, applications must be postmarked or received in person by 6 p.m. on Monday, May 9.

Save the Date for “Get Active” in Allenwood Park Sunday, May 15, all Park District residents are invited to the “Get Active” event in Allenwood Park between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Activities will include monkey motion, rock wall climbing, sports, face painting, disc golf, ga-ga pit, arts & crafts and more!

Bring the whole family. For more information call (516) 482-0355. There is no rain date for this event. Limited activities will be moved to the Great Neck House. In the event of rain, check www. cancellations.com.

Weekend Movie The award-winning film, Brooklyn (2015), starring Saoirse Ronan, Emory Cohen and Domhnall Gleeson,

will be shown at Great Neck House on Friday, May 6 at 8 p.m.; Saturday, May 7 at 5 and 8 p.m. and Sunday, May 8 at 7:30 p.m. An Irish immigrant lands in 1950’s Brooklyn, where she quickly falls into a romance with a local. When her past catches up with her, however, she must choose between two countries and the lives that exist within. Directed by John Crowley, it is rated PG-13 and runs 111 minutes. Admission requires a park card.

Camp Parkwood If you are looking for the most incredible summer program for your children, Camp Parkwood is the one for you! Age appropriate activities for children ages 3 and up include swimming, sports, arts & crafts, karate, rock wall climbing, sailing, tennis and so much more!

We are now offering a new optional door-to-door transportation service for children ages 4 and over as well as a new Junior Travel Program for campers in sixth through eighth grades. Register weekly or for the whole summer! Call (516) 482-0355 for

more information.

Nature Program: Spring at Shu Swamp Saturday, May 15 at 11 a.m., take a two-mile stroll through Shu Swamp in Mill Neck, a little-known, private preserve noted for its early spring wildflowers. Shu Swamp is located off the beaten track so be sure to ask for directions and leave extra travel time. Call 482-0355 to register before 5/8. Children under 16 yrs. not permitted to attend.

Park Card Renewals Park cards can be obtained or renewed at Great Neck House. It is necessary to have a current park card in order to participate in Park District programs. All family members, including children, must be entered into the computer prior to registration for any course, car permit, daily/ monthly parking tickets, summer play group/camp, pool membership, indoor tennis time or tennis lessons. Proof of

Parkwood Family Aquatic Center Early Bird Registration!

This summer, Parkwood Family Aquatic Center promises to be spectacular for the whole family! Enjoy free programs with your

residence required, even for renewals. Call Great Neck House for further information regarding proof of residence: 482-0355.

Spring and Summer Employment The Park District is currently looking for lifeguards, sailing instructors, Camp personnel, gate attendants and more at tennis and the pool for the 2016 season. Those wishing to apply may do so by picking up an application at the Parkwood Administration office, 65 Arrandale Avenue, 487-7665; at the 5 Beach Road office, 482-0181; or by

going to greatneckparks.org.

Time to apply is now!

ParkWatch Now that the weather is warmer, there is more activity outside. The ParkWatch program is composed of observant residents willing to report vandalism and suspicious behavior occurring in the parks after dark. Please help to keep your parks and facilities in top shape by calling and reporting such activity to park security at 504-GNPD (504-4673). (For emergencies and to report a crime in progress, residents should still call 911.)

Great Neck Community Calendar SPRING FASHION SHOW All Saint’s Episcopal Church cordially invites you to our Spring Fashion Show from 2 to 6 p.m. on Sunday, May 15. The show will take place in Huske Hall on the All Saint’s campus at 855 Middle Neck Road. Please R.S.V.P. by April 15 to the church office (516-482-5392). A $5 donation is suggested.

LONG ISLAND TRIO MONTHLY MEETING Wednesday May 11 , 7 p.m.

- refreshments; 7:30 p.m. Intro & Program. Speaker: Dr. Sarah Taimur,Mt. Sinai School of Medicine - Infectious Disease Medicine and Transplant. Topics include: Transplant patients &

infectious disease, Zika Virus, Fungal Infections and emerging diseases at Northwell (North Shore) Health Systems, 145 Community Drive Great Neck.

All Welcome - Refreshments Served. For information call 516 620-5900 BOOSTS LOCAL RESTAURANTS In order to show community dedication and support, Leonard N. Katz, President of the Rotary Club of Great Neck, has instituted a new dynamic to his club. They have begun to have dinner events at local Great Neck restaurants on a monthly basis.

The second Wednesday of each month will be given

over to the club patronizing local establishments.

As a further welcoming gesture, the club invites town residents and businesspeople to visit these restaurants with them to network and to participate in keeping Great Neck great and a wonderful place to live and work. They say, “come and discover how meaningful it is to give back to the community”.

For more information, visit their Facebook page, Rotary Club of Great Neck or their website, www. rotaryclubofgreatneck.org.

To join with them and be a dinner participant, just call 516-487-9392 or email them at rotaryclubofgreatneck@aol.com.

WOMANSPACE A discussion group devoted to issues concerning women. Weekly meetings are held every Wednesday from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Great Neck Senior Center, at 80 Grace Ave, Great Neck.

New members welcome.

For more info call Joan Keppler at (516) 487-5844.

LIONS CLUB OF GREAT NECK Lions Club of Great Neck meets the first Monday of each month at Pearl East Restaurant, 1190 Northern Blvd., Manhasset at 12 p.m. If you would like to attend a meeting and learn more about our club, please contact fernweiss@aol.com or call (516) 829-5192.

FREE EXERCISE CLASSES Ongoing Program - FREE Silver Sneakers Exercise Classes For All Levels: Balance, agility, strengthening, endurance and osteoporosis for eligible seniors.

Monday through Saturday.

Garden City, Roslyn and Great Neck. Call for more details, including seeing if you are eligible and class times, (516) 745-8050.

ROTARY CLUB MEETINGS The Rotary Club of Great Neck invites town residents and business persons to visit one of their breakfast meetings for business networking and to participate in keeping Great Neck

‘great’ as a wonderful place to live and work . They meet Wednesday mornings at 8 a.m. in the boardroom of TD Bank, 2 Great Neck Road.

To arrange for your visit as a guest or if interested in becoming one of their weekly speakers please call (516) 487-9392 or email at rotaryclubofgreatneck@aol. com In alignment with their club motto being, “They Profit Most Who Serves Best”, come and discover for yourself how meaningful and satisfying it is to give back to your community while networking through the Rotary Club of Great Neck . For further information please see our website, www.Rotaryclubofgreatneck.org.

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Lions Club spends arbor day with COPAY kids As they do each year, members of the Lions Club of Great Neck celebrated Arbor Day with the children at CLASP. Lions Club members purchased little clay pots and various stickers, which the children use to decorate their pots.

They also purchased flats of flowers and when the pots are

Restaurateur speaks at G.N. Chamber of Commerce meeting Ayhan Hassan, owner of the Shish Kebab chain of Mediterranean restaurants on Long Island, was the featured speaker at the Great Neck Chamber of Commerce’s April 21 breakfast meeting held at the Inn at Great Neck.

Chamber Program Chairwoman Lee Seeman introduced him as “an American success story,” having gone from “merchant seaman to successful restaurateur.”

Hassan was born and raised on the island of Cyprus.

He told the audience pres-

ent, that over 45 years ago as a teenager, he left his native homeland, boarded an oil tanker and immigrated to the United States.

He spoke to the members about how he was “impressed by the scenic waterfront areas” on Long Island, which reminded him of his homeland.

Hassan found a small vacant location in Port Washington overlooking the harbor, worked hard, “settled down” and opened a local restaurant serving gourmet Mediterranean cuisine at reasonable prices.

It was an instant success.

And the rest is history.

Over the years, Hassan has opened eight restaurants all over Long Island, each under a different concept.

The Great Neck location which opened in 2012 at 132 Middle Neck Road is his newest.

For more information on the Great Neck Chamber of Commerce and their upcoming events, visit their web site, greatneckchamber.org, contact them on their Facebook page or call 516-487-2000.

decorated, the children each learn how to plant the flowers in the pots.

One little boy said he actually saw his flower growing after he watered it!

The Lions Club thanked Barbara Leopold, Pat Trester, Mitchell Weiss and Fern Weiss for their help.

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Photo By Lori Cannava

People lined up to adopt pets at the North Shore Animal League’s “Pet Adoptathon”

Animal League finds homes for 500 pets B y S arah M inkewic z They came from near and far in search of dogs and cats to adopt at the North Shore Animal League in Port Washington last weekend.

“We had people from all over the tri-state area,” said North Shore Animal League America off-site director Matthew Carroll. “I talked to someone and they were even from a different town.”

More than 500 pets, including dogs, cats, puppies and kittens, were adopted last weekend during the 22nd Annual Global Pet Adoption event.

The event, which took place at the North Shore Animal League’s offices at 25 Davis Ave. in Port Washington, kicked off on Saturday at 8:30 a.m. and lasted for 36 consecutive hours.

Pet Adoptathon is an initiative developed by North Shore Animal League America that, for more than two decades,

has brought together the international animal shelter and rescue community to raise awareness of the plight of homeless pets worldwide and to find them loving and permanent homes.

According to the North Shore Animal League America website, in 2015 the Pet Adoptathon included more than 2,000 participating animal shelters and rescue groups in 50 states and Puerto Rico, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands and internationally in Australia, Bolivia, Canada, China, Hong Kong, India, Peru, and the Philippines. The result was more than 30,000 shelter pets being placed in loving, permanent homes.

“The event here was phenomenal,” Carroll said. “We had a line starting extremely early in the morning.”

Carroll said homes were found for 557 of the rescued animals.

“It is absolutely amazing to see the empty cages here,” he said. “There’s no better feeling.”

To begin Pet Adoptathon 2016, actress, adopter and Animal League America supporter Edie Falco and her rescue dog, Niko, participated in the opening ceremonies and cut the ribbon.

“So I look at all these people that are here and it is beyond thrilling to think that each of you will go home with a new family member,” said Falco, who adopted her dog from North Shore Animal League America . “I can’t tell you how it warms my heart.

You’re saving the lives of these animals but the most important thing is wait till you see what happens to your lives. If you don’t know or if you haven’t been an animal owner before it shifts the air in your house in a way that maybe you can not imagine.

I’ve had animals since I was a little kid and they’ve always been family members. They teach you about love in a way that may be a little more difficult, a little more complicated for humans, but it’s very simple and very clear when you have an animal in your life.”

The event also had performances by the Purina Incredible Dog Team and family activities including face painting, arts and crafts, and balloon sculptures.

Former Mets player Mookie Wilson also made an appearance.

“Compared to previous years it was amazing we had celebrity spokespeople for the event to pump everyone up,” Carroll said. “The main attraction is obviously the animals and to make sure these animals are going to the best home.”

Carroll said North Shore Animal League America approved 23 overnight adoptions during the Adoptathon and even the older animals were adopted during the weekend.

“Everyone is so excited about the older animals finding a home,” Carroll said. “Everyone here at North Shore Animal League is really excited about that.”

Animal League America has saved more than 1,000,000 lives and is the world’s largest no-kill rescue and adoption organization, according to its website.

Luxury condos officially open in North Hills B y N oah M anskar since last month, RXR sales and After more than eight years and many changes, RXR Realty cut the ribbon Monday at North Hills’ landmark Ritz-Carlton Residences.

“This place is about to set a new standard for quality of living on Long Island,” RXR Chairman and CEO Scott Rechler said.

The development, slated for 244 luxury condominiums, is Ritz-Carlton’s first property on Long Island and its 47th residential development, said John Hearns, the renowned hotelier’s vice president for global residential operations.

About a dozen people have moved into the project’s first phase of 124 condominiums

marketing project manager Emily Bock said. More than 100 of the units has been sold, RXR project manager Joe Graziose said.

The opening comes just more than two years after the Uniondale-based developer started construction on the project after buying the property off the Long Island Expressway’s South Service Road in late 2007.

“When you do something that hasn’t been done before, it takes a lot of time,” Rechler said.

The level of luxury amenities and services Ritz-Carlton offers make the development unique not only in North Hills but across Long Island, Rechler and Hearns said.

The hotelier also has specific standards for fixtures building materials, Rechler said.

RXR has seen “incredible” demand for the condos from buyers across Long Island since it broke ground as people seek a blend of an urban and suburban living environment, Rechler said.

“Here we’re creating this urban, super-luxury-type-quality project, but in the middle of suburbia,” he said. “And I think that appeals to a lot of residents of Long Island at this point.”

The developer originally planned for 60 rent-to-own condominiums to account for the previously uncertain housing market but ended up selling all of them, he said.

The units range from $1.2

million to $5 million in price and 1,533 to 3,824 square feet in size, the developer has said.

The 2008 financial crash dried up investment and delayed the project, leading RXR to undertake a major redesign and include features that have proven popular, including a clubhouse that will open this summer, Rechler said.

Final changes to RXR’s plans for a second phase of 120 units will go before the Village of North Hills Board of Trustees On May 18.

Rechler commended the village and Mayor Marvin Natiss for being “willing to roll up their sleeves” and work with the developer on changes to the project.

While Monday’s opening was cause for celebration, Graziose said, there is still much work to be done to get through the second phase. Rechler said RXR plans to break ground on phase two by the end of the year.

“What I say to my colleagues, my construction people, my engineers, my sales team — enjoy this hour and a half, because when we get back to the office ... we’ve got a lot, a lot of wood to chop,” Graziose said.

Bock said the residents who have moved in are very happy and are already getting to know each other.

“We’ve had our first proposal in the building, we’ve had a baby being born, so the community aspect is already starting,” she said.

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Recent Real Estate Sales in Great Neck Great Neck Real Estate Market Conditions Median sales price $760,000 Demographics near Great Neck, NY

Population Population Density Median Age People per Household Median Household Income Average Income per Capita

City 9,972 7,503 41.4 2.9 86,722 39,686

County 1,338,712 4,702 41.2 3 97,049 42,286

70 Dickenson Place, Great Neck Sold Price: $1,800,000 Date: 01/04/2016 6 Beds, 3 Full baths Style: Split

# of Families: 1 Lot Size: 170X153 Schools: Great Neck Total Taxes: $18,968

19 Rutland Road, Great Neck Sold Price: $1,310,000 Date: 01/11/2016 5 Beds, 3 Full/2 Half baths Style: Colonial # of Families: 1 Lot Size: .2466 Acres Schools: Great Neck Total Taxes: $21,147

69 Bayview Avenue, Great Neck Sold Price: $1,580,000 Date: 02/02/2016 5 Beds, 3 Full/1 Half baths Style: Colonial

# of Families: 1 Lot Size: 123x156 Schools: Great Neck Total Taxes: $25,210

Editor’s note: Homes shown here were recently sold in Great Neck by a variety of real estate agencies. The information about the homes and the photos were obtained through the Multiple Listing Services of Long Island. The homes are presented based solely on the fact that they were recently sold in Great Neck and are believed by Blank Slate Media to be of interest to our readers.

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Differences between co-ops, condos Many purchasers today are not in a position financially or it may not fit into their lifestyle at the moment, having ownership of a single-family residence. Instead their choices are to stay with family, rent (dead end street, no equity), or buy a coop (owning shares in the corporation) or condo (you physically take ownership of your unit through a deed).

It all comes down to basic affordability with the down payment, and monthly expenses.

Co-ops generally are much more affordable than condos.

However, the luxury aspect of a condo can be quite dramatic, since most condos come with a doorman, inside parking, square footage is usually greater; and sometimes with an exercise room, tennis and a pool.

It all depends what you are looking for and what you can or want to spend and the location of where you want to plant yourself.

Also, some individuals and

families sometimes have a certain time line to live in a particular area and then move somewhere else to buy a home, or it could be due to a multitude of other reasons such as finances, job relocation, retirement, divorce, etc.

So a condo might sell faster, or you could keep it as an investment, and rent it out, whereas normally a co-op can not be rented out for more than one to three years maximum, if at all.

Some co-ops are 100 percent owner occupied and do not allow any subletting!

However, the rules that go along with buying a coop are more intrusive, albeit necessary, because there usually is an underlying mortgage on the building and land and the board wants to make sure that the prospective purchaser is financially sound with the necessary income and with solid credit.

There are a lot of items that have to be paid for through the maintenance (which a percent-

philip a. raices Real Estate Watch

age of it is tax deductible) from each coop owner: underlying mortgage, a portion of the real estate taxes, daily maintenance of the building and grounds, the super’s salary, heat, hot water, etc.

If any co-op owner can’t pay, then the costs for that coop owner would be taken out of the general or reserve fund.

Assessments and/or increases in maintenance (co-ops) and common charges (condos) are

necessary and can come about when capital improvements, for such things as boiler and hot water heater replacement, roofs, windows, brick pointing and redoing the lobby and hallways have to be made.

The board can also dip into the reserve fund as needed.

Condominiums can also assess the unit owners too, for those previously mentioned improvements, but generally, in the long run, the perceived and actual value of a condo is considerably higher than a co-op.

I might suggest that a 700+ credit score and debt to income ratios of 32-36 percent should help you pass most co-op boards, but I cannot guarantee this.

Ask your agent and he or she might be able to provide you more information, on a specific building, if at all possible.

One last note, is that in Suffolk County, if a prospective purchaser is turned down by a co-op board, they have a law on the books that within 45 days to

let a buyer know why.

However, in Nassau County and other counties there is no such law, which allows those co-ops to use their discretion as to their qualifying and turn down procedures.

It would be very desirable and a time saver, if co-ops would have some kind of consistent standard that brokers could be educated and guided by in advance, to determine the qualification of purchasers for a particular building.

Not all buildings have the same rules and regulations.

I believe this would be a great benefit for all involved parties.

Philp A. Raices is the owner of Turn Key Real Estate in Great Neck. He can be reached by email: Phil@TurnKeyRealEstate.

Com or by cell, (516) 647-4289 to answer any of your questions.

To search for property, see what your home is worth or homes that have sold in your area, go to www.Li-RealEstate.Com

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Time to appreciate nation’s teachers It’s National Teacher Appreciation Week President Obama has declared May 3, 2016, as National Teacher Appreciation Day and May 1 through May 7, 2016, as National Teacher Appreciation Week.

And for some odd reason, May 1-7 has been separately proclaimed as National Charter Schools Week, a fairly disturbing reality because charter schools are publicly funded but privately run schools that offer a free education but are freed from public school rules such as the requirement to abide by the teachers’ union contract.

This is exactly their appeal, yet it is ironic since it is the government that puts the restrictions on public schools that charter schools are exempted from.

In fact, as Obama proclaimed, “Charter schools play an important role in our country’s education system. Supporting some of our Nation’s underserved communities, they can ignite imagination and nourish the minds of America’s young people while finding new ways of educating them and equipping them with the knowledge they need to succeed.

“With the flexibility to develop new methods for educating our youth, and to develop remedies that could help underperforming schools, these innovative and autonomous public schools often offer lessons that can be applied in other institutions of learning across our country, including in traditional public schools. We also must ensure our charter schools, like all our schools, are of high quality and are held accountable -- when a charter school does not meet high standards, we need to act in the best interest of its students to help it improve, and if that does not prove possible, to close its doors.

“Charter schools have been at the forefront of innovation and have found different ways of engaging students in their high school years -- including by providing personalized instruction, leveraging technology, and giving students greater access to rigorous coursework and college-level courses.”

That is so backwards. Only 2.3 million children attend charter schools out of 49 million school children. There is a selfselected factor – these children come from families that value education, so right off the bat, have a leg up on the achievement ladder. And yet, charter schools have not been shown to perform

significantly better than public schools (see “Charter Schools Are Mired in Fraud and Failure” http://www.alternet.org/charterschools-are-mired-fraud-and-failure); in fact, 2,500 have closed down, whereas public schools can’t simply shut their doors (the biggest difference between public and private). Here in New York City (where the city has to pay the rent of charter schools if they cannot take over space in a public school building), it has been shown that these schools use inappropriate discipline and basically toss out children who might bring down their stellar record.

It is no wonder why the student population left in public schools is that much more challenging.

For example, Success Academy, a major charter company in New York City, is crooning over testing results that are significantly better than city averages, but less known are disciplinary programs designed to expel students who would otherwise drag down those results, as the New York Times reported: “At a Success Academy Charter School, Singling Out Pupils Who Have ‘Got to Go’”.

And yet, to the extent charter schools can be laboratories for innovation it is because they are absolved of the same restrictions placed on public schools.

But if being free to innovate is such a value, why not give public schools that same freedom?

On the other hand, the proponents of charter schools will say that a key differentiator is that they do not have to abide by union rules – they can offer a longer school day, a longer school year (and yet Philadelphia has cut back on public schools because the state has refused to fund them adequately), which union rules would prevent. Charter schools can staff up with young idealists from Teach for America, no matter that these Ivy League grads leave after a couple of years, well before they are seasoned pedagogical professionals. No matter there is a constant turnover because charter schools tend to use scripted curricula like KIPPS Academy, are extremely regimented and misuse discipline like suspending students or even throwing them out of school which public schools are not allowed to do.

But if the government wanted longer school days and longer school years like charter schools, they could have it: simply pay teachers to work the extra time.

Charter schools are also not hamstrung by the contortions of

having to meet the property tax cap because they do not have to show an actual cost of doing their business – they get a per student amount equal to the per student spending of the district that the student comes from and can stick to the elementary grades which are cheaper to educate. But a public school will likely offer extra-curriculars, like sports, theater and orchestra, has to maintain its buildings and facilities, has K-12 and special needs, while charter

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Pulse of the Peninsula schools can simply turn students away, or not offer the same depth and breadth of programming.

Public schools can’t exclude.

Why hamstring public schools, if the concepts of charter are so wonderful and the innovations and flexibility they effect are so beneficial?

In New York City where charter schools are most prevalent, the main beneficiary has been the very politically connected Success Academy, a company run by former Councilmember Eva Moskowitz which donated generously to Andrew Cuomo’s campaign and which recently forced New York City to pay rent for its buildings.

In 2014, Moskowitz was paid a salary of over $567,000 (more than twice what the NYC Schools Chancellor earns); she was handed a $100K raise after her Success Academy doubled its revenue in one year. And why not? Success Academy’s 32 city charter schools, serving 11,000 students, took in a whopping $34.6 million for FY ending June 2013, up nearly $18 million from $16.7 million the prior year, the Daily News reported (http:// www.nydailynews.com/newyork/education/success-academy-charter-schools-revenuedoubles-year-article-1.2050561).

Moskowitz has declared she aims to have 100 schools by 2024 and

knows she has the political clout to get it.

That $35 million represents $31,500 revenue per student. I wonder how much do they actually spend per student? New York City has 1.1 million public school students (including charter schools) and an operating budget of $27.6 billion, or $25,090 per student.

(For reference, Great Neck’s school budget of $218 million, with a projected enrollment of 6134 works out to $35,000 per student, but as we know, that figure does not accurately reflect “per-pupil spending” because it does not take into account the programs paid for out of the operating budget that recover fees or generate revenue, such as the summer recreation program; that fund programs beyond k-12, such as adult education; or the expenditures that go toward over 1700 students who attend parochial or private schools.)

One of the supposed appeals of charter schools is that they can run like a business, rather than a government bureaucracy (the same appeal, frankly, that Donald Trump is exerting). But if government wants schools to run more like businesses, it has to make its planning and construction process more efficient, streamlined and flexible – like business – instead of building in more than a year lag time when the district can seek to rebuild its science lab at South High, get approval for the $172,000, then wait another year for State Ed to approve the plans before the district can even go out to bid. The state could remove the impediment of the Wicks Law which adds significant cost to every public project (not private). Another problem for public schools which businesses don’t have is not knowing how much state aid will be allocated and having no control over the county’s assessment system or tax certioraris or PILOTs, which are not guaranteed for payment by the county, which means the school district would have to float Tax Anticipation Notes to cover its expenses while waiting payment.

But charter schools operate in the best-of-all-worlds zone between a private entity and a government entity – a little like Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, where those quasi-governmental agencies were allowed to keep profits like a private company but pass along losses to taxpayers.

We don’t have charter schools in Great Neck, though some years ago, an opportunist seeing the dollar benefits of tapping into

Great Neck’s per-student tuition, tried to set up one in a building that would not have met Department of Education standards for a public school, but would be just fine for a charter school. But that doesn’t mean that the charter school system doesn’t affect our public schools because of the way our schools are being controlled financially.

Even though these charter schools are mainly in New York City, it means less state aid for our schools on Long Island, at a time when our Great Neck schools are having to shave $5 million worth out of a budget and looking at having to cut $7.5 million more next year in order to comply with the state’s property tax cap.

Great Neck gets less than 5% of its operating budget from state aid, and has to raise 95% from property tax, compared to New York City’s $27.6 billion school budget which receives nearly half from the state. What is more, New York City schools are not subject to the property tax cap, or to a vote.

I do not doubt that President Obama genuinely appreciates teachers and public schools, and that he has acknowledged the errors of No Child Left Behind in its cookie-cutter approach, its overuse of standardized testing, not to mention the way it has been used for political purpose, to weaken teachers unions (which tend to support Democrats) and privatize public education. The recently-signed Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) was intended to reverse the worst aspects, as Obama stated, “ESSA reflects my Administration’s approach to education reform by empowering States and local decision makers, who know what their students need best, to shape their own progress with accountability.” But it seems states have not yet gotten the memo.

It makes us appreciate all the more what we have here in Great Neck – our teachers and the hundreds and hundreds of other staff and administrators, and especially our school board members who devote themselves so selflessly and tirelessly to their mission: this glorious enterprise of nurturing young minds, hopefully with a love of learning, and enabling each of our young people to achieve their full potential as individuals, as members of community and society, and citizens.

On May 17, we can show our support and our appreciation for our teachers, our administrators and school board and vote in favor of the school budget.

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Cooking granola for Plaza BID re-elects a worthy cause 4 board members Continued from Page 3 autistic students looking to develop culinary skills in the Village of Thomaston in Great Neck.

“A lot of the students on the autism spectrum really haven’t been given a chance at employment. Nobody gives them a chance,” Kessaris said. “So one of our goals, besides the granola recipe, is to develop a curriculum and have a licensed one-hour class.”

He added that the company has already hired an architect, who also has an autistic child, to “draw up” plans for the facility it wants.

Kessaris said Luv Michael Granola has begun to make its way into the limelight, with the company featured on both CBS and NY1 News.

The company also worked with the National Basketball Association last month for Autism Awareness Month, he said.

Luv Michael Granola can also be purchased online at the company’s website, luvmichael.com.

Kessaris said they were currently offering a special online deal where shoppers can purchase 10 two-ounce bags of

the product for $40 per month with a 12-month subscription.

“This will go a long way in supporting our mission, covering our expenses and carrying us for the time being,” he said.

“We’ve gotten great reviews. Obviously, granola is a great snack and it’s a very good product.”

A package of Luv Michael Granola

Continued from Page 4 and president of Escho Real Estate & Management on Cutter Mill Road, which owns commercial office space in the Plaza and commercial properties across Long Island and in Manhattan, according to the release.

He began serving on the BID board, the release said, in March 2013.

“The downtown is truly the life-blood of our community. A strong downtown is an attraction for businesses wanting to rent office space here,” Eshaghoff said.

“We need to keep the downtown moving forward, we need to advocate for zoning and local initiatives that make the downtown more livable and convenient for both residents and businesses and we need to be creative in our marketing of the downtown to the office tenants that are here as well as to shoppers from our own and neighboring communities.”

Eshaghoff also serves as treasurer for the BID. Zimmerman, who owns both Aura Salon and Style Lounge, began serving on the board in March 2014.

He also serves as president of the

Great Neck Chamber of Commerce.

When Zimmerman first joined the board, the release said, he said he wanted more merchants involved with the BID and better collaboration between the BID and the Chamber of Commerce.

“I realize the past couple of years have been difficult for many of our merchants, but I do believe we are on an upswing and that we will see better times ahead,” he said. “Part of making that happen is for the BID to keep putting forth programs that will attract not only Great Neck residents, but shoppers from our neighboring communities.

“That is why I wanted to join the BID Board — to make a difference in what those programs and efforts are that will benefit all the merchants in the Plaza,” Zimmerman said.

According to the release, Zimmerman has been coordinating a program between the BID and Chamber of Commerce that would put on a summer fashion show including products and services from hair salons, clothing boutiques and other fashion accessory stores across the Great Neck peninsula.

Jury acquits suspect in Great Neck arson case Continued from Page 1 he recruited Kalamaras to set the fire, filled bottles with gasoline and bought a lighter to set fire to Handler’s office at Moschetto’s request, according to Newsday.

“I told him I would find somebody to take care of the task and burn the building down for him,” Baialardo said.

Kalamaras’ attorney, Steven Barnwell, told Newsday after the verdict that jurors probably had problems trusting Chmela and Bailardo’s testimonies given their admission of guilt and cooperation agreements with prosecutors.

“Since much of the evidence came from them, I think the jurors couldn’t put any credibility in them and as such found my client not guilty,” Barnwell said.

Prior to the verdict, county prosecutor Anne Donnelly argued Tuesday that although Chmela and Baialardo were not “altar boys,” criminals work with “people who are on the fringes of society,” according to Newsday.

In November, Moschetto pleaded not guilty following a grand jury’s 77-count indictment against him, including charges of first-degree criminal possession of a weapon, four counts of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, four counts of thirddegree criminal sale of a controlled substance, and second-degree conspiracy. Moschetto is awaiting trial.

Following Moschetto’s arrest in April, investigators discovered a cache of more than 100 guns and various knives, swords, axes and a hand grenade in a secret

room in his home that was controlled by a switch-activated bookshelf, prosecutors said.

Nassau County DA Madeline Singas said some of the weapons found by investigators were illegal, but Moschetto did own some legal weapons.

The investigation began following various drug purchases by undercover Nassau County Police and Drug Enforcement Agency officers that were then linked to Moschetto, prosecutors said.

Donnelly has said the Great Neck arson was extinguished quickly and with little to no damage to the building because it was set beneath the building’s sprinkler system.

There were no people in the building at the time of the fire.

Proposed butcher shop may be on cutting block

Continued from Page 1 The proposal was almost immediately met with criticism by trustees, who cited consistent permit violations at the supermarket related to food truck deliveries and safety concerns.

At the Feb. 3 meeting, Village Attorney Richard Gabriele asked Bloom to return to the board with documentation addressing the trustees’ concerns regarding the ownership of the proposed butcher shop and Shop Delight, food delivery information including frequency of deliveries, identity of deliverers, what they deliver, delivery times and size of trucks and if Yakupov would fund a code enforcement officer either through the store or

through the village.

Though Bloom provided some documentation to the board, trustees said, what was submitted did not satisfy their concerns and ownership details remained unaddressed.

At the April 6 board meeting, Karam told the board they were not majority owners of the butcher shop operation and that he and Yakupov sought and found professional butchers to partner with them and operate the store full-time.

Deputy Mayor Ted Rosen said if Yakupov and Karam were not majority partners of the butcher shop then the board would prefer the majority partners to appear in front of it be-

fore deciding on whether to grant the conditional-use permit.

“If you’re telling us that the people who are going to control the new operation are not [Karam] and [Yakupov], I think we cannot continue to hear this until these gentlemen come before us,” Rosen said. “And we have to make a determination as to what they’re going to tell us.”

Now five months since the application was first presented to the board, Karam and Yakupov said the lengthy process has taken its toll on them and their wallets.

Yakupov said they have been paying $10,000 a month in rent for the empty storefront in anticipation of receiving conditional-

use permit approval.

While Shop Delight’s owners said they were considering withdrawing the application, Village Clerk-Treasurer Patricia O’Byrne said they were still expected to appear before the trustees at Wednesday’s board meeting and the village has not been led to believe otherwise.

O’Byrne also said that no new applications had been submitted to the village.

Although trustees were critical of the proposed butcher shop operation, some of Shop Delight’s shoppers said they supported the new store.

One shopper, who requested to remain anonymous, said the butcher shop would be more

convenient for shoppers and employees.

“The meat department is very tiny in here and if you want something special they have to bring it up from downstairs,” she said. “I’m sure it would be much easier for the staff and customers at a separate store.”

Another shopper, who also requested to remain anonymous, said moving the meat department to a different location would create more room for customers to move around the store.

Efforts to reach Bloom for comment on the status of the proposed butcher shop application and if a new application would be submitted were unavailing.

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Village of New Hyde Park Board of Zoning and Appeals Meeting Wednesday, May 11 @ 7:30 p.m.

Village Hall, 1420 Jericho Turnpike, New Hyde Park (516) 354-0022

Village of East Williston Board of Trustees Meeting Monday, May 9 @ 7:30 p.m.

Village Hall, 2 Prospect Street, East Williston (516) 746-0782

New Hyde Park-Garden City Park School District Board of Education Budget Meeting Monday, May 9 @ 8:00 p.m.

Manor Oaks School, 1950 Hillside Avenue, New Hyde Park (516) 434-2350

Village of Floral Park Board of Zoning and Appeals Meeting Wednesday, May 11 @ 8:00 p.m.

Village Pool and Recreation Building 124 Stewart Street, Floral Park (516) 326-6300

Village of North Hills Planning Meeting Wednesday, May 11 @ 7:30 p.m.

Village Hall, 1 Shelter Rock Road, North Hills (516) 627-3451

Floral Park Library Board of Trustees Meeting Wednesday, May 11 @ 7:30 p.m.

17 Caroline Place, Floral Park (516) 326-6330 Village of Great Neck Architectural Review Board Meeting Tuesday, May 10 @ 7:30 p.m.

Village Hall, 61 Baker Hill Road, Great Neck (516) 482-0019 Village of Great Neck Plaza Board of Zoning and Appeals Meeting Wednesday, May 11 @ 8:00 p.m.

Village Hall, 2 Gussack Plaza, Great Neck (516) 482-4500

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Village Hall, Atwater Plaza/4 Gateway Drive, Great Neck (516) 482-8283

North Hempstead Town Board/ Solid Waste Management Authority Capital Plan Working Session Tuesday, May 10 @ 8 :00 p.m.

North Hempstead Town Hall 220 Plandome Road, Manhasset (516) 869-6311 Village of Old Westbury Board of Zoning and Appeals Meeting Monday, May 9 @ 7:30 p.m.

Village Hall, 1 Stone Hill Road, Old Westbury (516) 626-0800 Village of Plandome Board of Trustees Regular Meeting; Public Hearing on Repeal of Tax Cap Override Local Law; Public Hearing on Annual Storm water Management Report Monday, May 9 @ 8:00 p.m.

Village Hall, 65 South Drive, Plandome (516) 627-1748 Village of Plandome Heights Architectural Review Board Meeting Tuesday, May 10 @ 8:00 p.m.

Village Hall, 37 Orchard Street, Manhasset (516) 627-1136

Great Neck School District Board of Education Annual Budget Hearing Monday, May 9 @ 7:30 p.m.

South Middle School, 349 Lakeville Road, Great Neck (516) 441-4600

Village of Roslyn Estates Board of Trustees Meeting Monday, May 9 @ 7:30 p.m.

Village Hall, 25 The Tulips, Roslyn Estates (516) 621-3541

WINDOW REPAIRS & RESTORATIONS

Great Neck Water Pollution Control District Board of Commissioners Meeting Thursday, May 12 @ 8:30 a.m.

District Office, 236 East Shore Road, Great Neck (516) 482-0238

Village of Roslyn Harbor Board of Trustees Meeting Thursday, May 12 @ 7:00 p.m.

Village Hall, 500 Motts Cove Road South, Roslyn Harbor (516) 621-0368

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Village of Lake Success Board of Trustees Meeting Monday, May 9 @ 7:30 p.m.

Village Hall, 318 Lakeville Road, Lake Success (516) 482-4411

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Manhasset Civic Association Meeting Wednesday, May 11 @ 8:00 p.m.

Town Hall, 220 Plandome Road, Plandome Village of Manorhaven Board of Zoning and Appeals Meeting Tuesday, May 10 @ 7:00 p.m.

Village Hall, 33 Manorhaven Boulevard, Port Washington (516) 883-7000 Village of Munsey Park Board of Trustees Meeting Wednesday, May 11 @ 7:30 p.m.

Village Hall, 1777 Northern Boulevard, Manhasset (516) 365-7790

Shelter Rock Library Board of Trustees Meeting Wednesday, May 11 @ 7:30 p.m.

165 Searingtown Road, Albertson (516) 248-7363 Village of Thomaston Board of Trustees Meeting Monday, May 9 @ 7:30 p.m.

Village Hall, 100 East Shore Road, Great Neck (516) 482-3110 Village of Williston Park Board of Zoning and Appeals Meeting Monday, May 9 @ 8:00 p.m.

Village Hall, 494 Willis Avenue, Williston Park (516) 746-2193 Williston Park Public Library Board of Trustees Meeting Tuesday, May 10 @ 7:00 p.m.

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Part-Time Crossing Guard Nassau County, New York The Nassau County Police Department is currently seeking Parttime Crossing Guards for assignments throughout Nassau County.

Qualifications are: E Nassau County residency required.

E Candidates must be able to direct pedestrian and vehicular traffic at specified locations for the purpose of protecting children and other persons in the vicinity of a school crossing or other assigned crossings.

E Candidates must be able to speak clearly and effectively in English with children, parents, motorists and other adults. Must be able to give directions and maintain control of children.

Must be able to read and write English and be able to complete basic Police Department forms without assistance.

E Candidates must be able to report for work on a daily basis and function efficiently throughout an entire work shift without interruption. Candidate must have the ability to travel to an assigned post in a timely fashion without departmental assistance. Candidate must be able to adjust for changing irregular hours and be able to work weekends and holidays as assigned.

E Candidates must be able to withstand varied environmental conditions including extreme heat, cold, moisture and low light conditions. The described position requires a level of physical ability to include vision, hearing, speaking, flexibility and strength.

E Starting salary for this position is $ 18.00 per hour with no fringe benefits. This part time position can require up to 17 hours per week.

E Candidates must have graduated 8th grade. ** Selected candidates will be required to pay a $75.00 fingerprint fee and will undergo a background investigation conducted by the Nassau County Police Department.

All interested candidates meeting the above stated criteria can obtain an application at any Nassau County Police Precinct or download one at: www.pdcn.org FIRST PRECINCT 900 MERRICK ROAD, BALDWIN, NY 11510 573-6100 SECOND PRECINCT 7700 JERICHO TURNPIKE, WOODBURY, NY 11797 573-6200 THIRD PRECINCT 214 HILLSIDE AVENUE, WILLISTON PARK, NY 11591 573-6300 FOURTH PRECINCT 1699 BROADWAY, HEWLETT, NY 11557 573-6400 FIFTH PRECINCT 1655 DUTCH BROADWAY, ELMONT,NY 11003 573-6500 SEVENTH PRECINCT 3636 MERRICK ROAD, SEAFORD, NY 11783 573-6700

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ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE, SALES​/​ LICENSING: Seeking sales person with a strong work ethic and exceptional communication and organizational skills to join our sales team in generating sales revenue from new and existing clients. Port Washington based music publishing company creates and licenses background music for a wide range of clients.

Background in music helpful but not necessary. Working knowledge of Mac OS and good computer skills.

Base salary plus commission. Email cover letter and resume to:sarah@ omnimusic.com

CHILDCARE CENTER, new and beautiful is opening at Trinity Episcopal Church Roslyn! We are beginning our interview process for Director, Head Teachers, Assistant Teachers and Assistant Director.

Full time and part time positions.

Competitive pay scale. Tremendous opportunity to be part of a new project serving the children and families of our community at the beginning stages! Please send resume ASAP to jobapplicationstrinity@gmail.com All qualified applicants welcome to apply. Please do not call Parish office. Interviews begin week of April 18.

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT GARDEN CITY: Established and friendly Garden City Dental office looking for Part Time front desk help.

Work experience preferred. Please call 516-746-4510 BABYSITTER NEEDED: P/T SUMMER for our 2 boys, 1 & 3 yrs old.

Mon​​Thurs 8am to 12:30pm, June 27th through August 4th. Must drive & have references.Please call 516435-3014 BENEFITS CONSULTANT: AFLAC Fortune 500 Company. With an AFLAC career, there are no limits to what you can achieve. It’s a unique opportunity to take control of your career and set your own unlimited goals. Looking for individuals to grow with the largest provider of voluntary employee benefits in the country. Sales experience welcome but not necessary. Lifetime vesting renewals. Office located in Garden City. Please call Director of District Sales, Bill Whicher 516-574-1064

CONCIERGE: Saturday and Sunday from 3pm-11pm shift. Provide superior customer service within a luxury residential setting in Port Washington. Please fax resume 516-767-6837 or email sgaddison@ gmail.com CUSTODIAL POSITION FULL TIME for church in Garden City.

Monday through Friday 8am to 4pm and every other Sunday.Custodial experience necessary. Please send resume to ecavolo@thegccc.org DRIVER WANTED: Great Neck family seeking part time driver to be on call to assist family. Duties: daily errands, driving to NYC for events, driving kids, food deliveries, doctor appointments. Seeking experienced, licensed driver​​dedicated, neat, punctual. Great Neck​/​nearby resident preferred. Good compensation. Fax resume to Vionette: 516487-7170

North Shore Village is seeking Public Safety Officers Must be available for all shifts including overnight, and weekends.

Must Have NYS Driver's License and NYS Security Guard License Retirees Welcome

Email resume to publicsafety@villageofeasthills.org.

No Phone Calls.

Please do not respond unless you have the Security Guard License.

8hr/16hr certificates ONLY do not qualify The Village Of East Hills is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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DISPLAY ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE: Blank Slate Media, a fast growing chain of 6 award winning weekly newspapers and website, is looking for an energetic, service oriented professional with good communication skills to sell display, web and email advertising. Earn up to $60,000 in the first year representing 6 Blank Slate Media publications and website as well as 5 publications and 1 website owned by Blank Slate Media’s partner, Litmor Publications.

Minimum 2 years outside sales experience required. Must have own car. Protected sales territory, salary plus commission, health insurance, paid holidays and sick days. To apply, please email resume and cover letter to sblank@theislandnow.com or call Steve Blank at 516-307-1045 x201

LEGAL: Process serving company seeking full time detail oriented individual for office assistant in Williston Park. Computer knowledge a must.

Will train. Email resume to: LRadler@courtsupportinc.com

TEACHER’S ASSISTANT FT and PT at Romper Room Nursery School. ALSO NEEDED: BUS MATRON P/T Email resume to romperroomschool@verizon.net Or call 516-746-8606 Closed all school holidays.

HOME HEALTH AIDE: New York certified HHA (male) experienced in elder care including Alzheimers, dementia, Parkinsons, strokes, hospice care, etc. Licensed driver w/car.

Dependable & reliable. Willing to relocate if needed. Excellent references both private duty and agency available upon request. Call Matthew 347-945-8164

INTERNET ASSISTANT: 1-2 hours per week. $20 per hour. Must have own computer. If interested, call Lisa 516-487-8129

MEDICAL SECRETARY​/ FRONT DESK: Manhasset Physician, part time, will train. Wednesday 10am12pm, Thursday 10am-12pm, break for lunch then 2pm-4pm, Saturday 10am-12pm. 516-627-5540 NEWSPAPER PRODUCTION PART TIME: Blank Slate Media, a fast growing chain of 6 award winning weekly newspapers and website, is looking for a person experienced in Adobe In-Design to lay out classified and legal pages on Tuesday evening. Office conveniently located in Williston Park. To apply please email resume and cover letter to sblank@theislandnow.com or call Steve Blank 516-307-1045 x201

2016 SUPER SUMMER EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AT THE PARK AT EAST HILLS!

Park Attendants and Lifeguards 1. Are you looking for an exciting summer job with competitive pay and an upbeat environment?

2. Would you like to spend the summer at the finest park facilities with the largest municipal pool on Long Island?

3. Do you like the outdoors? Then our position is a perfect fit for you!

REQUIREMENTS: • At least 16 years of age • Lifeguards must be Nassau County Certified • Available to work through Labor Day weekend To apply: Contact The Park at East Hills at 516-484-9800, e-mail us at: clastraglio@villageofeasthills.org or simply visit Village Hall on a business day from 9am-4:30pm. We are located at 209 Harbor Hill Road, East Hills, NY 11576.

Ask for Christina Lastraglio to get an application.

The Village Of East Hills is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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Noor Staffing Group will be conducting interviews at Noor Staffing will be conducting interviews NoorGroup Staffing Group will be conducting interviews BelmontRacetrack Park for&the following positions: at Aqueduct Racetrack & Belmont Park for the following positions:positions: at Aqueduct Belmont Park for the following

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This position requires a minimum of 3 years cashElmont, handling NYexperience* 11003 NY 11003 Ozone Park, NY 11420 Elmont, Ozone Park, NY 11420 Bring 2 forms of ID (I-9 appropriate). You must be at least 16 years of age with working papers to apply.

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* Betting clerks must clerks be at least of age to apply andtopresent a current resume. * Betting must18 beyears at least 18 years of age apply and present a current resume.

This positionThis requires a minimum 3 years cash experience.* position requires aofminimum of 3handling years cash handling experience.* Bring 2 forms of ID2 (I-9 appropriate) You must beYou at least of age with working papers to apply.

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SITUATION Wanted ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT AVAILABLE: Available P/T 2-3 days a week. Experienced in Microsoft Word & Excel. Past experience includes Department of Education & Legal Secretary background. Outgoing & strong work ethic. References available. Available immediately.

Call 917-770-7965 BABYSITTER AVAILABLE SUMMER FULL TIME June-August: Garden City resident, Quinnipiac University Nursing Graduate CPR Certified. Athletic, fun loving, dependable. Own transportation. References upon request. Call Shana 516-782-2506 BABYSITTER​/​MOTHER’S HELPER AVAILABLE: College Student, Education Minor, Dean’s List, Division 1 Athlete. GC resident, own car, responsible. Call 516-776-1680 CNA CERTIFIED EXPERIENCED over 10 years in both nursing homes and private cases. Highly recommended with excellent references.

Responsible for, but not limited to performing the following: feeding, bathing, dressing, grooming, moving patients and changing linens.

Please feel free to contact with serious inquiries only:Call 862-2410883 COMPANION SERVICES Available Monday​​Friday for the elderly.

Licensed driver with own car will also do light housekeeping, cooking, driving errands, to and from doctor​ / hospital appointments. Also available to pick up children from school​ /​camp. Full or part time. Live out.

Experienced with references available upon request. Call EV 516-6733479 COMPANION​/ HOME HEALTH AIDE Live out, 12 hours okay; nights or days. 20 years experience in home care & nursing home seeking to take care of sick​/​elderly. Experience with Parkinsons, Alzheimers, dementia, stroke. References available, Own car. English speaking.

Please call 347-546-4133 ELDER CARE AVAILABLE Woman from Ukraine is seeking position for full time or part time. Experienced & references available. Please call Olha 516-547-8882 ELDER CARE: full or part time, live in or out, not available on weekends to take care of the elderly, excellent references, 9 years experience. Call Sandra 516-423-0332 ELDERCARE COMPANION AVAILABLE: Over 20 yrs experience, Monday to Friday, 3-5 days.

Excellent client care. Housekeeping, meals, laundry, errands. Honest, dedicated, reliable. Above average references! Own car. Call Virginia 516-997-3596 EXPERIENCED POLISH HOUSE CLEANER Good references. Very honest, reliable, responsible and hard working. Own transportation.

English speaking. Flexible days​/​ hours. I will do a good job. Please call 516-589-5640 HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR available to do any odd jobs around your home​​yard work, cleaning out & organizing garages and basements, pet sitting, party help, etc. Call Drew 516-712-5361 or 516-741-9669

HOME HEALTH CARE AIDE: Humble Home Health Care Aide available. 10 years experience assisting senior citizens with their daily needs.

Able to provide housekeeping tasks, grocery shopping and any daily task needed. I am a licensed driver w/ own car. Call Linda 917-723-5789 HOUSE CLEANING: Experienced cleaning service available. Pleasant, responsible. Provides own quality clean products. Own transportation.

Local references. Spanish​/​English speaking. Free estimates. Approximate cost: Small home $79, Mid size $99, Large $118. Please call Diana 516-859-7084 HOUSECLEANING AVAILABLE: 15 years of experience, good references, English speaking, own car, very reliable and responsible.

Please call us: Lucy or Livia 516444-6351 NANCY’S CLEANING SERVICE Let me do the work for you! Homes, apartments and offices! Vacuuming, mopping, sweeping, organizing, etc.

Professional appearance Excellent references English speaking Own transportation Free estimates! Call or text Nancy 516-469-5517. Email: nancybenitez023@gmail.com NURSE’S AIDE Certified, 15+ yrs experience, honest & reliable seeking a home care position. Available full time, part time, overnights & weekends. Licensed driver with own transportation. Contact Barbara 516468-1340 NURSING ASSISTANT I’m a certified nursing assistant seeking private home care position. Over 15 years experience. Licensed driver.

Available Monday to Friday daytime hours and some weekends. Contact Cynthia 917-805-7782

CAREER TRAINING SECURITY GUARD TRAINING LONG ISLAND & MANHATTAN 516-444-9686 & 646-942-1457 Exclusive training for guard companies. Also: Homeland Security, Anti-Terrorism, Active Shooter, Loss Prevention, Supervisory

ANNOUNCEMENTS HUNTERS Our hunters will pay top $$$ to hunt your land. Call for a free base camp leasing info packet & quote 866-309-1507 www.basecampleasing.com IF YOU HAD HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT SURGERY AND SUFFERED AN INFECTION between 2010 & present time, you may be entitled to compensation. Call Attorney Charles H. Johnson 800535-5727

MARKETPLACE ANTIQUE LOVERS TAKE NOTE: BRIMFIELD’S, Famous outdoor antique​/​collectibles show of 5,000 dealers starts Tuesday May 10th.

Info on 20 individual show openings​​ www.brimfield.com May 10th-15th 2016

Marketplace HP 2840 ALL IN ONE LASER JET PRINTER FOR SALE Network printing, faxing and scanning, plus walk up copying and direct digital photo printing. Used, excellent condition.

Located in Garden City. Pick up only. Cash. $250. Needs color toner.

Call 516-489-2891 or email nlzcas@ yahoo.com KILL BED BUGS & THEIR EGGS Buy Harris Bed Bug Killers​/ KIT Complete Treatment System. Available at hardware stores, Home Depot, homedepot.com

Wanted to Buy ABE BUYS ANTIQUES: Silver, paintings, rugs and all contents. All Cash! 917-817-3928 CASH FOR DIABETIC TEST STRIPS Up to $35 /​Box! Sealed and Unexpired. Payment made SAME DAY. Highest prices paid! Call Juley today! 800-413-3479 www.cashforyourteststrips.com

LOOKING TO BUY! Oriental items, clothing, art, old & modern furniture, estates, jewelry, silver, glassware, dishes, old photos, coins & stamps, flatware. Call George 718-386-1104 or 917-7753048 TOP CASH PAID: JEWELRY, Furniture, Art, etc. Please call 718598-3045 or 516-270-2128. www. iBuyAntiquesNYC.com

Tag Sale *BROWSE *SHOP *CONSIGN A.T. STEWART EXCHANGE CONSIGNMENT SHOP China, Silver, Crystal, Jewelry, Artwork, Furniture, Antiques, CollectiblesTues-Fri 10-4 Sat 12-4 Every Tuesday: 10% Senior Citizen Discount. All proceeds benefit The Garden City Historical Society 109 Eleventh Street Garden City 11530 516-746-8900 email: store@atstewartexchange. org www.gardencityhistoricalsociety. org WILLISTON PARK: Resurrection Thrift Shop Shared ministry between St. Aidan’s & Resurrection housed at Resurrection, 147 Campbell Ave @ Center Street. OPEN Thursdays 9:30am to 1:00pm and Saturdays 10am to 2pm. 516-746-5527. Jewelry, clothing, household items, etc. DONATIONS accepted Monday through Thursday 9am to 1pm YOU’RE INVITED! Monday, May 9 10:00 am 5 Barnum Avenue Plainview, NY 11803 Electone Organ, ‘60’s and ‘70’s furniture, needlepoint and crafting supplies, office supplies, desks, kitchen nook, dining room table and chairs, costume jewelry, living room furniture, lots of linen, tablecloths and decorative items... Visit www.invitedsales.com for pictures and details ! YOU’RE INVITED! Wednesday, May 11 10:00 am 43 Floral Blvd​​Apt 1B Floral Park, NY 11001 Living room and bedroom furniture, hall tree, artwork, collectibles, costume jewelry, housewares and garage items...Visit www. invitedsales.com for pictures and details !

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ALBERTSON: We are back! Multi generation moving sale. Saturday, Sunday May 14th and 15th from 10am-4pm. 31 Grant Ave. Willis Avenue to I.U. Willets to Grant. Furniture, collectibles, lots of great stuff.

EAST QUOGUE Large 3 bedroom, 2 bath home with CAC, heated IG pool, outdoor shower, private patio, access to bay and ocean beaches. 1 hour from Garden City. See pics on www.vrbo.com​/​614595. Summer or monthly rental. Please call 516-2480079 or 516-732-9435

ANDY FOUNDATION 13th ANNUAL YARD SALE SATURDAY MAY 7 9am​​2pm ST. PAUL’S FIELD HOUSE GARDEN CITY FURNITURE, BOOKS, JEWELRY, LINENS, ART AND MUCH MORE! ONE OF LONG ISLAND’S BIGGEST & BEST! More info: www. theandyfoundation.org

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Pet Services A GARDEN CITY ANIMAL LOVER doesn’t want to leave your precious pooch or fantastic feline alone all day. I’m reliable, dependable and will walk and feed your pet while you work or travel. Please call Cheryl at 516-505-9717 DO YOU HATE KENNELS? OR STRANGERS IN YOUR HOUSE? HOME AWAY FROM HOME will care for your dog in my Garden City home while you are away. Dog walking also available. Pet CPR & first Aid Certified. Numerous referrals and references. Limited availability.

Book early! Annmarie 516-775-4256

PROFESSIONAL DOG TRAINING Doggie Day Care Boarding Dog Walking Mobile Socialization Program Backyard Clean-up GC Resident 516-382-5553

AUTOMOTIVE

Auto Services ELITE AUTO DETAILING: Anthony Masia, Owner​/​Operator Dependable, professional detailer. SUV’s, vans, pick-ups also detailed at a higher price. We specialize in imports​/​Mercedes Benz, BMW, Audi, Jaguar & Maserati. $10 off complete detail. Spring Wash & Wax Special $85​/​cars only. Coupons not to be combined 631-612-7152

Autos Wanted DONATE YOUR CAR to Wheels For Wishes, benefitting Make-aWish. We offer free towing and your donation is 100% tax deductible.

Call 631-317-2014 Today!

REAL ESTATE FOR RENT

Apartment For Rent GARDEN CITY SOUTH: Newly renovated studio apartment, safe neighborhood. Suitable for one. Light filled and airy. Granite Kitchen. Air conditioning. Walk to Adelphi, LIRR. Near food, laundry, all. No pets, no smoking, no party animals. $1550. Call 516-385-4830

Office Space WILLISTON PARK Office Space: 2000 sf. available on second floor & 1300 sf on ground floor. Ground floor office newly renovated. Located in Professional Buildin g on Hillside Ave. Parking Lot, near LIRR & parkways. Full commission paid.

Tony 516-248-4080

OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND Best selection of affordable rentals. Full​ /​partial weeks. Call for FREE brochure. Open daily. Holiday Resort Services. 1-800-638-2102. Online reservations: www.holidayoc.com

REAL ESTATE FOR sale

Open House STEWART MANOR SUNDAY 5/1 2-4pm & SATURDAY 5/7 2-4pm 147 Carlton Terrace Classic Colonial offering charm and comfort.

Spacious LR​/​fireplace, FDR, new EIK 3 Bedrooms, 1.5 Baths TV room, beautiful wood floors throughout. New windows, heating. Immaculate. $659,000 THE ABBOTT REALTY GROUP Catherine Abbott, Broker 631-338-8871 theabbottrealtygroup@gmail.com

Out Of Town Real Estate 3 CABINS ON THE LAKE! 30 acres $249,900. MUST SELL! Rustic cabins on a beautiful unspoiled lake just 3 hrs NYC. Mature woodlands, tumbling stream, incredible setting!

888-479-3394 woodworthlakepreserve.com ADIRONDACK LAKEFRONT 131 acres 1/2 mile of waterfront $299,900. Pure, clean lake teeming with fish and wildlife! Mature woods with trails, trophy deer and valuable timber! 40 mins from Albany!

Owner terms! 888-701-7509 woodworthlakepreserve.com HUNTING​/ TIMBER LAND SACRIFICE! 111 acres $159,900. Trophy deer hunting, huge timber value, private access to 2 lakes! 3 hrs from GW bridge. Terms avail! 888-9058847 woodworthlakepreserve.com NORTHERN VERMONT:all year round house for sale. Check it out on www.zillow.com. Use area code 05822, 530 Lake Street, Barton, VT. For more information call owner at 310-418-0231 TENNESSEE 5+ acres starting at $17,900; wooded, views, creeks!

Unrestricted hunting & timer tracts 50+ acres starting at $89,900!! Call 877-740-6717

This could be your ad Call 516.307.1045

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Services NEW YORK MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS: Joan Atwood, Ph.D. An experienced therapist makes all the difference.

Individual, couple, family therapy and anger management. 516-7642526. jatwood@optonline.net www.

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Town eyes more reforms after Terry’s arrest Continued from Page 59 disciplining or supervising family members, the statement said.

McCann’s brothers, Thomas and John Tiernan, work for the town highway department and her son works for the parks department. Her husband, Nassau County Corrections Sgt. James McCann, is one of several county sheriff’s department officers reportedly under investigation for allegedly not escorting Terry out

the front of the courtroom where he was arraigned.

Botwin’s review did not recommend changes to the town’s contract procurement policy, but the town plans to adopt her recommendations that it centralize procurement and hire a procurement adviser to make the town’s approach to bids and requests for proposals more competitive, according to a town statement.

“The town’s current vendors provide great services and do

fine work,” Bosworth said in the statement. “However, we believe that by centralizing the procurement procedures and preparing bids in a way that attract a wider pool of possible respondents, we will be able to open the town to new vendors and increase competition.”

The town changed its procurement policy in August 2015 from “strongly recommend(ing)” to requiring requests for proposals for any contracts worth more

than $20,000, but they were not legally required for Terry’s 2014 and 2015 contracts, Botwin’s memorandum says.

Despite the $20,000 threshold for competitive bids, longstanding relationships with contractors make town departments hesitant to work with others who could provide better services for less money, Botwin said in the memo.

“It takes an institutional commitment to good procure-

ment practices to continually open the door to new vendors,” she wrote. “This is a broader problem than just the example of Mr. Terry’s contract.”

Terry had a total of six government jobs that earned him more than $200,000 in 2015.

He has lost contracts with North Hempstead and four other agencies; his contract with the Freeport Community Development Agency was set to be evaluated May 2.

Israel backs Stern to succeed him in House Continued from Page 59 Israel said he told Stern he would back him two weeks ago at the Sweet Hollow Diner in Melville after declining to make an early endorsement out of fairness to the other candidates. He said Stern was on an early list of potential successors that also included North Hempstead Supervisor Judi Bosworth, who declined to run in January.

Israel said he has known Stern since he was a Huntington town councilman before being elected to Congress and watched Stern coach Little League. They since have worked together on local issues since Stern got into the Suffolk Legislature in 2006, Stern

said.

Israel pledged to do “whatever Steve Stern asks me to do that is legal,” and said to anticipate a TV ad featuring him and Stern.

Israel said Stern’s funding, record and his personal approach to campaigning will help him overcome his lower name recognition relative to better known candidates, such as Kaiman and Suozzi.

“Name recognition in this environment ain’t what it used to be,” he said.

Asked for comment on Israel’s endorsement, Suozzi’s campaign manager Michael Florio said, “Voters are looking for a leader like Tom Suozzi who has a track record of standing up to power-

ful interests to get things done for people.”

Kaiman looks forward to working with Israel “once we win the primary and we are all on the same side again,” campaign manager Jeff Guillot said in a statement, also citing the campaign’s support from former U.S. Rep. Gary Ackerman.

While Kaplan has appeared publicly with Israel several times, campaign manager Reginald Johnson said it is “completely understandable that he would support a fellow Huntington politician” and that Kaplan will continue to focus on “laying out her vision on how to make the district a more affordable place to live,

raise a family and retire.”

Clarke said he found Israel’s endorsement “very, very unfortunate” because he’s supporting a candidate who does not support meaningful campaign finance reform despite saying he’s tired of the congressional fundraising cycle.

“I just think that it’s very disingenuous and really shows the true colors of Steve Israel,” Clarke said.

Martins campaign strategist E. O’Brien Murray said he thinks Israel’s endorsement will hurt Stern by linking him with “Nancy Pelosi, Obamacare, higher taxes, out of control spending and partisan gridlock,” adding that Martins

has support from Republicans, Democrats and independents.

“Steve Israel will help Steve Stern the same way Steve Israel’s support of other Democrats gave Republicans the largest majority since the 1920s,” Murray said in an email.

Also in the Third District, the National Republican Congressional Committee named Martins one of 11 nationwide “contenders” in its “Young Guns” program for up-and-coming candidates.

Martins has backing from the Nassau, Suffolk and Queens Republican committees but faces a primary challenge from Glen Cove financial investigator Philip Pidot.

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U.S. Rep. Steve Israel has endorsed fellow Suffolk County Democrat Steve Stern, a county legislator from Dix Hills, in the race to represent New York’s Third Congressional District.

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▼ LEGALS Legal Notice LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public hearing will be held by the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Village of Russell Gardens on May 19, 2016 at 7:30 p.m. at Village Hall, 6 Tain Drive, Great Neck, New York, to consider the application of Ashok Mathai & Nija Mathew, owners of 90 Clent Road, Russell Gardens, described as Section 2, Block 355, Lot 19 & 20, for a variance of Section 60-14D of the Village Code to permit the addition to the existing building with insufficient front yard setback.

Applications are on file in Village Hall and may be inspected 9:30AM ​​ 12:30PM, Monday through Friday. All interested parties should appear and will be given an opportunity to be heard at such public hearing.

BY ORDER OF THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS, INC. RUSSELL GARDENS Arthur Anderman Chairman GNN 143470 1x 5/06/​2 016 #143470

Notice of Formation of Greenvale Professional Offices, LLC Arts. Of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/1/2015. Office location: Nassau County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shal mail process to: The LLC, 8 Barstow Road, Apartment 3B, Great Neck, NY 11021. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

GNN 143417 6x 4/29, 5/06, 13, 20, 27, 6/03, 2016 #143417

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Town of North Hempstead Board of Zoning Appeals Pursuant to the provisions of the Code of the Town of North Hempstead, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Zoning Appeals of said Town will meet at Town Hall, 220 Plandome Road, Manhasset, New York, on Wednesday, May 25, 2016, to consider any matters that may properly be heard by said Board, and will hold a public hearing on said date to consider applications and appeals.

The following cases will be called at said public hearing starting at 10:00 a.m.

APPEAL #20175 - Elena Tsolomitis, variance 70-29.C to construct additions exceeding the permitted floor area, S/E/ cor. #84 Payne Whitney Ln. & Mill Spring Rd., Manhasset, Sec. 3, Blk. 153, Lot 299, R-A District.

APPEAL #20177 - Gordon Appel, variances 70-100.1.A, 70-100.B, 70-102.C(1) and 70-208.F to maintain a nonconforming detached garage with addition within a required buffer and a pool within a required side yard setback; S/ side 4 Bogart Ave., 266.32’ W/ of Orchard St., Port Washington, Sec. 6, Blk. 1, Lot 17, R-A District.

APPEAL #20178 - Nancy Rogner, Appeal for Determination or in the alternative, variance 70-100.2.M to maintain an arbor exceeding the permitted height and horizontal measurements, N/W/cor. 1 Colby Rd. & Salem Ln., Port Washington Sec. 6, Blk. 43, Lot 120.

APPEAL #20179 - Judy Geevarghese, variance 70-101.B to construct a portico within a required front yard setback; N/W/cor. 11 East Ct., and South Ct., Roslyn Heights, Sec., 7, Blk. 309, Lot 1, R-B District.

APPEAL #20180 - Stanley

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APPEAL #20181 - Jodee & Richard Grandwilliams, variance 70-100.2.A(4)(b) to maintain fencing exceeding the permitted height; W/side 55 Moore St., 621.74’ N/of Hillside Ave., New Hyde Park, Sec. 9, Blk. 292, Lot 134, R-C District.

APPEAL #20182 - Cynthia Dombrowski, variances 7050.A and 70-100.2.A(4)(b) to construct a portico in a required front yard setback and fencing exceeding the permitted height; S/side 40 Scott St., 152.49’ W/of Norman St., New Hyde Park, Sec. 9, Blk. 499, Lot 215, R-C District.

APPEAL #20183 - Samuel Sanguedolce, variance 70100.2.A(4)(a)[5] to maintain fencing exceeding the permitted height; E/side 63 Titus Ave., 320’ S/of Eighth St., Carle Place, Sec. 10, Blk. 269, Lot 6, R-B District.

APPEAL #20184 - Chickaodili Ezeani, variance 70100.2.A(4)(b) to maintain fencing exceeding the permitted height; N/W/cor 9 Third St. & First Ave., Westbury, Sec. 11, Blk. 167, Lot 27, R-C District.

APPEAL #20159 - Adam Broder, variances 70-50.C and 70-208.F to maintain an enclosed porch within a required front yard setback to a non-conforming dwelling; W/ side 19 Third Ave., 322.56’ S/ of Jericho Tpke., Garden City Park, Sec. 33, Blk. 120, Lot 2190, R-C District.

APPEAL #20185 - Jagjit Singh, variance 70-134.A to construct a fuel pump canopy within a required front yard setback, N/W/ cor. 3330-3340 Hillside Ave. & Herricks Rd., New Hyde Park, Sec. 9, Blk. 481, Lot 434, B-A District.

All interested persons should appear and will be given an opportunity to be heard at such meeting and/or hearing.

DAVID MAMMINA, R.A., Chairman; Board of Zoning Appeals GNN 143493 1x 5/06/2016

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Teacher writes book on lupus Continued from Page 13 main goal is to help and educate people who have the disease or have been affected by it, she said.

“My passion about the book is that I’m trying to help people who have lupus and people who don’t have lupus who are just people who are facing a challenge to understand that life is a journey not a destination,” she said. “I wanted to educate the world about lupus. No one knows anything about lupus and every time someone asks me what disease do I have and I say I have lupus their face drops to the ground because they don’t understand.

There’s no knowledge out there.”

Ackell said she took a class at Nassau Community College to learn how to format the book.

With the help of her professor and an online program called CreateSpace, she was able to format the book on her own exactly how she wanted it.

She said she came up with the idea of putting a butterfly on her face in her cover photo as a way to stand out to those who suffer from lupus.

“When you have lupus you get a butterfly rash along your face and so I wanted that to stand out to people who have lupus because they’ll understand that but also because I feel like I’ve come out of my cocoon,” Ackell said. “You know when a caterpillar grows its wings into a butterfly and they reach out and fly away, I feel like I’ve flown away from all my sadness and now I’m getting to my happiness period.”

She said the whole process of writing and publishing her own book with less than 100 pages took a total of two and a half years.

Her book is now available on Amazon.com in hard copy and as an e-book for $11.95.

Aimee Ackell “My main goal is to help people be able to have a platform to stand on and where to go so they can have a positive experience with their illness because I feel that as long as you have the right path to go down and you live in the present moment, that’s the most important thing is you should live in the present,” Ackell said. “I wasn’t living in the pres-

ent I was always worried about my future and i also believe that human beings have to honor your struggle and once you honor your struggle I believe it turns into a blessing in your life and I feel that’s what happened to me. I wasn’t honoring my struggle and now I’m honoring it and now I’m having all these blessings now.”

Owner seeks home demolition Continued from Page 8 on it,” Hakimi said. “But for me to be able to rent it or anything, I don’t think that would be possible.”

He also said he had no plans to build a new structure on the property, but instead wanted to landscape the area.

Village of Great Neck Mayor Pedram Bral said while he was not opposed to demolishing the house he wanted Hakimi to submit a landscaping plan so the village could have an idea of what the area would look like post-demolition.

“I think we would like to see at least a suggestion of what you’re going to do in that area if you are going to knock it down,” Bral said.

He also said leaving a vacant house unattended could create a safety hazard for the community.

Building Department Superintendent Robert Barbach said he believed demolishing the property was a better idea given the poor condi-

tion of the home.

“I believe that this is a situation where as much as I want to see the house remain, it’s only going to deteriorate. It’s only going to become a problem,” Barbach said. “We’re only going to face a situation where I’m going to have to issue a violation or someone is going to get hurt.”

Resident Jean Pierce said she feared that if the board approved the demolition then the applicant would not keep his promises to maintain the area.

“We’ve gone through this for years where someone buys a piece of property, they tear down the place so they don’t have to pay the taxes,” Pierce said. “Then they just let it go.”

Barbach said he agreed that property owners in the past have not conformed to submitted plans whether it be for construction or for landscaping, but if the village wanted to allow the applicant to take out a bond, then that could prevent any

non-conformity to plans.

“They get their bond back if they do what they say, so it’s not necessarily a bad situation,” he said.

Hakimi said he would be willing to take out a bond to assure the board that he will hold himself accountable for sticking to the landscaping plan.

The board asked Hakimi to submit a landscaping plan to them within the next two weeks and they will discuss with Village Attorney Peter Bee what type of bond would be most “appropriate.”

The village has previously allowed the Everfresh supermarket to take out a bond to hold them responsible for maintaining an area of their property that residents had complained was left neglected.

Village Clerk-Treasurer Joe Gill said Everfresh took out a $10,000 bond with the village.

The next board meeting is on May 17.

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Northwell doc tapped for state pain post “Not only do Dr. Robert A. pain specialists need Duarte, director of to be educated about Northwell Health’s proper pain managePain Center in ment, but all providGreat Neck, has ers that evaluate and been appointed to treat chronic pain a two-year term conditions require as president of the up-to-date informaNew York State tion. Additionally, Pain Society, the we intend to fill the health system announced today.

Dr. Robert A. Duarte void in medical school education by “I am honored that the NYSPS has appointed providing formal teaching in me as president of this presti- pain management for our future gious, regional organization,” physicians,” Duarte said.

At the NYSPS’s annual pain Duarte said. “In my new role as president, my primary focus meeting held earlier this month, will be on education for the Duarte said many of the topics, practitioner, the public and the the society looks to address inlegislature. These are exciting, cluding the safe prescribing of but unsure times in pain man- opioids and the law; prescripagement and it is our responsi- tion drug abuse; neuropathic bility to be the leaders in poli- pain; complementary and new cy-making, education and the innovative therapies; intervendevelopment of guidelines for tional treatments new ultrafuture pain management prac- sound techniques and the pros and cons of medical marijuana titioners.”

Affecting more than 100 were all discussed.

“Even though we have a million Americans, chronic pain is a significant health problem. lot of work ahead of us, I am Founded in July 2011, the very excited about the future,” NYSPS was created because Duarte said. “As a multi-dismany physicians and caregivers ciplinary society, we welcome in New York voiced the impor- clinicians from all specialties to tance and critical need of creat- join and be a part of our evergrowing organization.” ing a regional pain society.

Operation: Clean Sweep 2016 North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth, Council Member Anna Kaplan, Council Member Peter Zuckerman and Town Clerk Wayne Wink celebrated the kick off to the Town’s two-week spring cleaning initiative, “Operation: Clean Sweep.” The “Clean Sweep” initiative aims to clean North Hempstead’s roads of all the dirt and debris the winter leaves behind. The Town’s street sweepers will be out on the streets April 25 through April 29 and May 2 through May 6. For a full schedule, please visit: http:// www.northhempsteadny.gov/news?FeedID=1814

Kaplan attends Persian Parade Town of North Hempstead Councilwoman Anna Kaplan attended the Persian Parade celebrating the Persian New Year on April 17 in New York City. The Persian Parade began in 2004 and is an annual event in New York City taking place on Madison Avenue between 38th Street and 26th Street. Other government officials who were in attendance included state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli and Village of Great Neck Mayor Pedram Bral. From left: Director of Communication for the Persian Parade Betty Emamian; DiNapoli; Kaplan; former Great Neck Chamber of Commerce president Hooshang Nematzadeh, and Bral at the Persian Parade in New York City.

Cohen’s first children’s hospital to receive Magnet status in state Cohen Children’s Medical Center of New York announced Monday it has achieved Magnet status – the gold standard for nursing excellence – from the American Nurses’ Credentialing Center, becoming the only children’s hospital in New York State to earn this prestigious designation.

The Magnet designation reflects the highest standards of nursing professionalism, collaboration, teamwork and superiority in patient care delivery, distinguishing Cohen Children’s as the premier destination for pediatric care in the region. Magnet status has been awarded to only six percent of hospitals worldwide — approximately 425 hospitals.

Cohen is one of four Northwell Health hospitals to earn Magnet status.

The others are: Huntington Hospital, Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New Hyde Park and Northern Westchester Hospital in Mount Kisco.

“In pediatrics, we know how imperative it is to put the patient and family at the center of our care, and no one does that better than our nurses,” said Charles Schleien, MD, executive director of Cohen Children’s and senior vice president and chair of pediatrics at Northwell Health. “Our Magnet status is proof of our relentless pursuit of excellence in

nursing and all areas of our hospital, underscoring the culture of care that is a cornerstone of how we serve our community.

Carolyn Quinn, the hospital’s deputy executive director and chief nurse executive, oversees more than 700 nurses, who deliver the highest standard of patientcentered care to about 170,000 pediatric patients every year.

“It takes an extraordinary amount of effort at all levels of the hospital to reach and maintain Magnet designation,” she said.

“We are extremely proud of all our nurses and their extraordinary nursing care.”

Most facilities are unable to apply for Magnet recognition due to the ANCC’s demanding educational requirements of the chief

nursing officer and other nurse leaders.

For organizations that do meet the criteria, it is then necessary for them to benchmark themselves against other hospitals nationally and outperform those benchmarks. The majority of these benchmarks are in nursingrelated clinical indicators (such as falls, pressure ulcers, central line infections and catheter-associated infections) and in nursing-related patient satisfaction scores (such as courtesy of nurses, responses to call lights, the ability of staff to work as team, and sensitivity to personal needs or requests). Following that, a site visit from the ANCC occurs to determine whether the facility meets the stringent Magnet requirements.

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Mineola Pony avenges loss to Bellerose On Thursday, April 28, the Mineola Pony Baseball team, sponsored by Sperry Federal Credit Union, played the Bellerose Orioles, taking the second game of the home and home series 16-7.

Mineola, eager to avenge the loss to Bellerose earlier in the week came out swinging the bats hard. In the bottom of the first, Mineola hitters led by Mike Bavaro, Kenny Solosky, Bryan Carlucci, Kevin Perlow, Bryan Landino and Aidan Mcguire scored eight runs on seven hits and set the tone for the game.

Bryan Carlucci earned the complete game win, striking out 6 and allowing only 2 hits to Bellerose batters. Chris Scott smashed a double to left for one of his two RBIs and both Alex Breitenstein and Zach Wasnofski scored two runs a piece in the Mineola offensive attack.

The Mineola defense supported Carlucci’s pitching with nice plays by Kenny Solosky, Mike Bavaro and Andrew Sarnel at first base. Sarnel made a few “pick-ups” from Mineola infielders and really shined making a stop of a hard grounder at first , straying well to his right and then flipping to Bryan Carlucci covering first for a major league caliber defensive play.

The Mineola Pony Baseball team plays in the East Meadow Junior League consisting of nine teams from Mineola, Levittown , East Meadow, Bethpage, Bel-

lerose, Wantagh and Seaford. The tea is managed by teach coaches Ken Solosky, Johns Strein and Butch Bavaro.

Mineola Pony Baseball earns the opening day victory On Sunday, April 17, the Mineola Pony Baseball Team, sponsored by the Sperry Federal Credit Union, opened their season at Macarthur High School In Levittown, NY. The team opened against a team from Levittown, Seaford and Wantagh (LSW).

Bryan Carlucci got the opening day start and was brilliant. He struck out 6

and allowed, one run on no hits. Mike Bavaro came in for middle relief and had a strong two innings, striking out three and allowing 3 runs on 3 hits. Kenny Solosky earned the save with a scoreless 7th inning to seal the Mineola victory.

The offense was led by Miguel Freitas who blasted the first Mineola home run of the season with a blast down the third base line. Freitas’ solos hot was the first run of the Mineola season. The following Mineola hitters netted a hit: Mike Bavaro, Kenny Solosky, Yusuf Mehghji, Andrew Khafif and Aidan McGuire.

The 2016 Mineola Pony Baseball Team, sponsored by Sperry Federal Credit Ubion is made up of the following players: Brandon Aguiar, Mike Bavaro, Alex Breitenstein, James Capodanno, Bryan Carlucci, Alexander Castiglia, Jason Franklin, Miguel Freitas, Andrew Khafif, Phil Lapierre, Brian Lendino-Nieves, Andrew Lewis, Aidan McGuire, Yusuf Meghji, Kevin Perlow, Andrew Sarnel, Christopher Scott, Kenneth Solosky and Zachary Wasnofski.

The Mineola Pony Baseball team plays in the East Meadow Junior League consisting of nine teams from Mineola, Levittown , East Meadow, Bethpage, Bellerose, Wantagh and Seaford.

Meadow Yankees The Mineola team met the East Meadow Yankees n a game that ended in a 1414 tie. In what can only be described as an all-out slug fest, Mineola pounded out 14 hits by Mike Bavaro, Aidan McGuire, Kenny Solosky, Miguel Freitas, Brian Carlucci, Brian Lendino-Nieves and Alex Breitenstein. Bavaro led the attack with 5 hits and Carlucci and Solosky had extra base hits in the Mineola attack.

Sunday, April 24 vs Bellerose Orioles at East Meadow Mineola met the Bellerose Orioles in the first of a home and home series against each other. The Mineola pictching was led by Christian Duarte, RJ Hazelton and Patrick Solosky. Due to a couple of timely Bellerose hits, the Orioles plated 8 runs against Mineola’s 5 runs for the victory.

Stellar defense by RJ Hazelton with a diving catch in center, Kenny Solosky with a backhand stop at third deep down the line, Andrew Sarnel with a spectacular diving stop at third and the subsequent throw from his knees, ended with a nice pick-up by Brian Carlucci.

Mineola hitting was led by RJ Hazelton, Kenny Solosky, Bryan Carlucci, Yusuf Meghji, Miguel Freitas, Patrick Solosky Saturday, April 23rd vs East and Andrew Sarnel.

Morgan running toward NJIT

Floral Park Memorial High School is proud to announce that senior Sarah Morgan will attend New Jersey Institute of Technology on an academic/athletic scholarship in the fall.

Sarah has achieved many accomplishments as a varsity runner, including being designated All-Conference and Most Valuable Player for cross-country in 2014-15 and 2015-16 school years. She was also named All-County and Most Valuable Player in 201415 for spring track.

In the 2014-15 cross-country season, Sarah was

running in the All-County meet and was in 10th place when she stopped to help another runner in need.

Sarah ran to get an official before finishing the race.

She would have placed as an All-County runner, but ultimately didn’t qualify because she stopped to help.

Sarah’s action during that race speaks volumes of her character.

Coach Kathy Crowley and coach Ken Becker, along with Principal Dr. Kathleen Sottile and Athletic Director James Jackman, are so proud of Sarah’s accomplishments.

Floral Park senior Sarah Morgan with (from left): coaches Kathy Crowley and Ken Becker, Principal Dr. Kathleen Sottile and Athletic Director James Jackman.

St. Aidan’s Middle School baseball season continues

Sunday, April 17 at Mineola High School vs the Mineola Hurricanes St. Aidan’s played a non-league game against a Mineola Hurricanes travel team at the newly-refurbished Mineola High School field. Behind excellent pitching by Aidan Scott and Jack Mackay the Stallions defense made some nice plays. Matt O’Leary, Liam Cooke, Sean O’Hara all made some sharp defensive plays. Hitting was sparked by Matt O’Leary, Sean O’Hara, Patrick Solosky, Jack O’Sullivan. Despite playing tough , the Stallions of St. Aidan’s

down the left field took the loss. line. Strong pitchM o n d a y, ing was turned in April 18, at Kelby Stephen Poarch lenberg High and Joe Dellolio, School The defense was St. Aidan’s travled by Colin Fisch, elled to Uniondale Joe Delillo and Patto face the Firerick Solosky who birds of the Kellencombined for two berg Latin School. double plays in the The Stallions of St. Aidan’s played the first place Firebirds in field. Despite a strong performance, the a tough game. Patrick Solosky was 1-2 Stallions of St. Aidan’s fell to the Firebirds Thursday April 21 vs. Our Lady with a smash single in the first inning

of Peace at Seamans Neck Park The Stallions of St. Aidan’s took to the road again and faced our Lady of Peace Middle School at Seaman’s Neck Park in Seaford. With a stiff off-shore breeze blowing in , St. Aidan’s battled hard all game.

Behind strong pitching by Joe Dellolio and Stephen Poarch, who combined for 9 strikeouts and only allowing one hit, St. Aidan’s rallied in the 5th inning for four runs. Unfortunately, the momentum for St. Aidan’s was cut short by the “time limit” of the game and the Stallions had to take the 5-4 loss.

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Cosmos hand Carolina first loss of the season Orozco’s goal before halftime enough for win Yohandry Orozco’s first goal in a New York Cosmos uniform was the difference as the Cosmos edged the previously undefeated Carolina RailHawks, 1-0, on a rainy Sunday night at Hofstra University’s Shuart Stadium.

After dominating possession in the opening 45 minutes, the Cosmos took a deserved lead just before halftime on a terrific effort by Orozco.

The Venezuelan midfielder settled a cross from Gabriel Farfán, slipped past one defender and then cut between two others before putting a blast off the crossbar and in.

The Cosmos (3-0-2), who moved within three points of the Spring Season leaders Carolina (4-0-1), pressed for a second goal after halftime.

In the 50th minute, Jairo Arrieta cut the ball back twice to create space, but put his attempt wide of the near post.

Three minutes later, Niko Kranjčar’s 20-yard effort caromed off the crossbar.

Carolina, which entered the game with maximum points from its first four fixtures, had two quality chances to

equalize in the 69th minute when Brian Shriver put his attempt on target following some quality buildup, but Cosmos goalkeeper Jimmy Maurer got a piece before the ball went out for a corner.

RailHawks defender Simon Mensing followed with a laser from 20 yards out, but that attempt also deflected out for another corner.

Kranjčar was inches away from an insurance tally in the 82nd minute, cutting the ball back twice before his low shot was just wide of the far post.

Three minutes later, Maurer came up with a spectacular game-altering save when he parried away a first-time volley from James Marcelin inside the six-yard box.

Moments later, Maurer raced off his line to fend off Tiyi Shipalane, who got behind the Cosmos back line.

The Cosmos travel south to Florida next for their first ever meeting with NASL expansion side Miami FC on Saturday, May 7.

Kickoff is scheduled for 8 p.m. at FIU Stadium.

St. Aloysius CYO to hold hoop tryouts

Saint Aloysius CYO announces tryouts teams play in the C.Y.O. of Nassau/Suffolk for boys and girls teams for the 2016/2017 league. Tryouts are on the following dates. fall basketball season. Saint Aloysius All grades are as of September 2016.

Team Boys 4th grade Boys 5th grade Boys 6th grade Boys 7th grade Boys 8th grade Girls 4th grade Girls 5th grade Girls 6th grade Girls 7th grade Girls 8th grade

Place St. Aloysius School Gym St. Aloysius School Gym St. Aloysius School Gym South Middle School Gym 2 South Middle School Gym 2 St. Aloysius School Gym St. Aloysius School Gym St. Aloysius School Gym South Middle School Gym 2 South Middle School Gym 2

Great Neck South Middle School Gym 2 is located at 349 Lakeville Road, Great Neck.

Saint Aloysius School Gym is located at 5 Breuer Ave., Great Neck.

For additional information call Sal Bonavolonta at (516) 829-9574 or email at salbcyo@gmail.com.

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If you are unable to make the tryout for your grade please contact us for an alternate date to tryout.

Tryouts are open to all residents of Great Neck. Please tell your friends to come to the tryouts. Coaches are needed in all grades. If your interested in becoming a coach please contact us.

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